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discursive
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discursive
(adjective)
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discursive
/dɪ
ˈ
skɚsɪv/
adjective
discursive
/dɪ
ˈ
skɚsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISCURSIVE
[
more discursive; most discursive
]
formal
:
talking or writing about many different things in a way that is not highly organized
The instructor gave a
discursive
[=
rambling
] lecture that wandered from one topic to another.
discursive
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— discursively
adverb
He writes
discursively
.
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