discursive

discursive
I (analytical) adjective a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, analytic, argumentative, deductive, dialectic, disquisitional, epagogic, inductive, inferential, interpretative, logical, ratiocinative, ratiocinatory, rational, rationalistic, reasoning II (digressive) adjective aimless, circuitous, desultory, deviating, deviative, devious, disconnected, drifting, errant, indirect, meandering, rambling, random, ranging, roaming, roundabout, roving, shifting, straying, undirected, unsystematic, vagus, varius, wandering III index circuitous, comprehensive, desultory, forensic, profuse, prolix, shifting, voluble

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  • Discursive — is an adjective from the word discourse and may refer specifically to: Discursive psychology, a school of psychology Discursive democracy, any system of political decisions based on some tradeoff of consensus decision making and representative… …   Wikipedia

  • Discursive — Dis*cur sive, a. [Cf. F. discursif. See {Discourse}, and cf. {Discoursive}.] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. Discursive notices. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The power he [Shakespeare] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discursive — 1590s, from M.Fr. discursif, from M.L. discursivus, from L. discursus a running about (see DISCOURSE (Cf. discourse)). Related: Discursively …   Etymology dictionary

  • discursive — [adj] rambling deviating, digressive, erratic, excursive, long winded, meandering, prolix, roaming, roving, spreading, wandering; concept 267 …   New thesaurus

  • discursive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) digressing from subject to subject. 2) relating to discourse or modes of discourse. DERIVATIVES discursively adverb discursiveness noun. ORIGIN Latin discursivus, from discurrere (see DISCOURSE(Cf. ↑d …   English terms dictionary

  • discursive — [di skʉr′siv] adj. [ML discursivus < L discursus: see DISCOURSE] 1. wandering from one topic to another; skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; rambling; desultory; digressive 2. based on the conscious use of reasoning rather than …   English World dictionary

  • discursive — ● discursif, discursive adjectif (latin scolastique discursivus, de discursus, discours) Qui repose sur le raisonnement, procède par le raisonnement, par opposition à intuitif. En linguistique, qui se rapporte au discours, à l analyse de discours …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • discursive — [[t]dɪskɜ͟ː(r)sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a style of writing is discursive, it includes a lot of facts or opinions that are not necessarily relevant. [FORMAL] ...a livelier, more candid and more discursive treatment of the subject …   English dictionary

  • discursive — adjective 1) dull, discursive prose Syn: rambling, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long winded, prolix; circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory; informal waffly A …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • discursive — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, past participle of discurrere to run about more at discourse Date: 1598 1. a. moving from topic to topic without order ; rambling b. proceeding coherently …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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