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discursive definition
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Grep of noun discursive discursiveness Overview of adj discursive The adj discursive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dianoetic, discursive -- ((philosophy) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition) 2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling -- ((of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "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") Antonyms of adj discursive 2 senses of discursive Sense 1 dianoetic, discursive INDIRECT (VIA logical) -> illogical, unlogical Sense 2 digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling INDIRECT (VIA indirect) -> direct Similarity of adj discursive 2 senses of discursive Sense 1 dianoetic, discursive => logical (vs. illogical) Sense 2 digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling => indirect (vs. direct) Attributes of adj discursive Familiarity of adj discursive discursive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj discursive discursive Overview of adj discursive The adj discursive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dianoetic, discursive -- ((philosophy) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition) 2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling -- ((of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "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")
discursive definition
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