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excursive

ex·cur·sive [ ik skúrssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
tending to wander off the main topic: tending to digress from the main topic, often in a rambling and wordy manner ( formal )

[Late 17th century. < obsolete excurse "digress" < Latin excurs- (see excursion)]

ex·cur·sive·ly adverb
ex·cur·sive·ness noun
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