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English adjective: discursive | |||
| 1. | discursive proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition | ||
| Synonyms | dianoetic | ||
| Similar | logical | ||
| Domain category | philosophy | ||
| Antonyms | illogical, unlogical | ||
| 2. | discursive (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | digressive, excursive, rambling | ||
| Similar | indirect | ||
| Antonyms | direct | ||
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