excursive

adjective

ex·​cur·​sive ik-ˈskər-siv 

: constituting a digression : characterized by digression

excursively adverb

excursiveness noun

Synonyms

• desultory
• digressional
• digressionary
• digressive
• discursive
• leaping
• maundering
• meandering
• rambling
• wandering

Examples of excursive in a Sentence

an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above