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discursive

dis·cur·sive

UK/dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ US/dɪˈskɜrsɪv/ uncommon

adjective

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(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

  • “amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus. By surface analysis, discourse + -ive.

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