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Discursive Definition & Meaning

discursive
adjective
  1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
  2. (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's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"

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What does discursive mean?
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition (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's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
What part of speech is discursive?
Discursive is an adjective.
How many definitions does discursive have?
Discursive has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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