— discursively , adv. — discursiveness , n.
/di skerr"siv/ , adj.
1. passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
2. proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
[ 1590-1600; discursivus. See DISCOURSE, -IVE ]
Syn. 1. wandering, long-winded, prolix.