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discursive

adjective

dis·​cur·​sive di-ˈskər-siv How to pronounce discursive (audio)
1
a
: moving from topic to topic without order : rambling
gave a discursive lecture
discursive prose
b
: proceeding coherently from topic to topic
2
philosophy : marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning
3
: of or relating to discourse
discursive practices
discursively adverb
discursiveness noun

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The Latin verb discurrere meant "to run about", and from this word we get our word discursive, which often means rambling about over a wide range of topics. A discursive writing style generally isn't encouraged by writing teachers. But some of the great 19th-century writers, such as Charles Lamb and Thomas de Quincey, show that the discursive essay, especially when gracefully written and somewhat personal in tone, can be a pleasure to read. And the man often called the inventor of the essay, the great Michel de Montaigne, might touch on dozens of different topics in the course of a long discursive essay.

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Example Sentences

the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point
Recent Examples on the Web His teaching style was distinctly unrigorous but discursive and all-encompassing. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Unspooling his fascination with the politician produces a hypnotically discursive exploration of assimilation’s toll and its characterological tendencies — namely, a knack for compartmentalization and code switching. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 This will probably remain true, making any kind of democracy-first strategy a primarily discursive one. Daniel Bessner, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 In conjunction with the opening week of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte di Venezia, tomorrow will start the African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF), a public and free discursive event presented every other year in Venice. Vogue, 19 Apr. 2022 It’s certainly true that this short book contains many of his trademarks: discursive and periodic sentences, arcane jargon, endless self-analysis. Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Farrar, Straus & Giroux), demonstrates that, regardless of whether Handke labels a work fiction or nonfiction, his technique remains much the same—the tone discursive, the narratives eddying and associative, the point of view inward and subjective. Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 The second half of the book is a non-linear, eclectic romp through the early history of technology, and readers will have to surrender to Mr. Smith’s often-discursive writing style. Christine Rosen, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022 Pat Hackett, who edited his discursive journals, and Bob Colacello, a key contributor at Interview. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin discursīvus "showing reasoned thought, logical," from discursus, past participle of discurrere "to range over, discuss" (going back to Latin, "to run off in different directions, [of a mind or speaker] branch out, range") + Latin -īvus -ive — more at discourse entry 1

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of discursive was in 1595

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