adj. 25B6; adjective
dull, discursive prose : RAMBLING, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix; circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory; Brit. informal waffly.
an elegant discursive style : FLUENT, flowing, fluid, eloquent, expansive.
concise, terse.