a00768397
type | s |
lex_filenum | 00 |
def | (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
examples | 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 |
Outgoing links | |
Similar to | indirect |
Derivationally related form | discursive → discursiveness |
Derivationally related form | digressive → digress |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | indirect |
Derived from adjective | discursively → discursive |
Derivationally related form | discursiveness → discursive |
Derivationally related form | digress → digressive |
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