discursive

English Thesaurus

1. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects (adj.all)

similar	:	indirect,
definition	:	extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action (adj.all)

2. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition (adj.all)

similar	:	logical,
definition	:	capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning (adj.all)

domain category	:	philosophy,
definition	:	the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition)

3. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects (adj.all)

derivation	:	discursiveness,
definition	:	the quality of being discursive (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

4. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition (adj.all)

derivation	:	discursiveness,
definition	:	the quality of being discursive (noun.attribute)

5. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects (adj.all)

derivation	:	discursiveness,
definition	:	the quality of being discursive (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

6. proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition (adj.all)

derivation	:	discursiveness,
definition	:	the quality of being discursive (noun.attribute)