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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