Dec 4, 2015 · The Latin verb discurrere meant "to run about", and from this word we get our word discursive, which often means rambling about over a wide range of topics. A discursive writing style …

DISCURSIVE definition: 1. involving discussion: 2. talking about or dealing with subjects that are only slightly…. Learn more.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word discursive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

DISCURSIVE definition: passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling. See examples of discursive used in a sentence.

If a style of writing is discursive, it includes a lot of facts or opinions that are not necessarily relevant.

discursive /dɪˈskɜːsɪv/ adj passing from one topic to another, usually in an unmethodical way; digressive of or relating to knowledge obtained by reason and argument rather than intuition Etymology: 16th …

Dec 11, 2025 · discursive (comparative more discursive, superlative most discursive) Of or concerning discourse.

Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. 2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition. [Medieval Latin discurs ī vus, from Latin discursus, running about; see DISCOURSE.] …

The instructor gave a discursive [= rambling] lecture that wandered from one topic to another. He writes discursively.

Synonyms for DISCURSIVE: rambling, wandering, excursive, indirect, digressive, desultory, leaping, meandering; Antonyms of DISCURSIVE: logical, consistent, coherent, direct, focused, …