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Added 9 October 2026

discursive

/dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ adjective

Latin root: discursus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about discursive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition.
(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

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus. By surface analysis, discourse + -ive.

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