discursive — Английский словарь

Прилагательное

1. Of or concerning discourse. Tending to digress from the main point.

   Употребление

   • of speech or writing

   Синонимы

   digressiveramblingdiscoursive

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   This period had long since passed; the discursive reading, the enlightened discourse of her grandfather, had cast her mind in a different mould to the usual superstition of her country; but faith and love were only more pure and perfect in a soul too innocent not to be religious.

   This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.

2. Of or concerning discourse. Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

   Синонимы

   discoursive

Прилагательное

1. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

   Синонимы

   dianoetic

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

   Синонимы

   digressiveexcursiverambling

   Примеры

   amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things

   a rambling discursive book

   Другие примеры (2)

   his excursive remarks

   a rambling speech about this and that