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| dis·cur·sive [ di skúrssiv ] |
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1. lengthy with digressions: lengthy and including extra material that is not essential to what is being written or spoken about
  One book is concise and snappy, while the other has a more relaxed, discursive style.
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2. rational: using logic rather than intuition to reach a conclusion
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| [Late 16th century. < medieval Latin discursivus< discurs-, past participle of discurrere (see discourse)] |
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| dis·cur·sive·ly adverb |
| dis·cur·sive·ness noun |
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