di ‧ scur ‧ sive /dɪˈskɜːsɪv $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: discursivus , from Latin discursus ; ⇨ ↑ discourse 1 ]
discussing many different ideas, facts etc, without always having a clear purpose:
a long, discursive article
—discursively adverb