as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point
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Recent Examples of discursive
That said, Beatty’s portrayal of the harried, discursive, libidinous George is irresistible even without context, as is the performance given by a young Goldie Hawn, who illuminates every frame—and perfectly counteracts Beatty—with blonde California light, and a heart-melting, downy innocence.
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Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Shared Collections Maps, Power, and Identity The Ancient East Asian Maps Collection at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology demonstrates the power held and discursive work done by mapmakers.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
There’s something discursive about the way the music and narrative and gestures of the performers only combine in your head.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Early methods of generating scenarios were often freewheeling and discursive.
—J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Shared Collections Maps, Power, and Identity The Ancient East Asian Maps Collection at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology demonstrates the power held and discursive work done by mapmakers.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
There’s something discursive about the way the music and narrative and gestures of the performers only combine in your head.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Early methods of generating scenarios were often freewheeling and discursive.
—J. Peter Scoblic, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discursive
Adjective
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There is more than 178 feet of beach and ocean frontage, which can be accessed via a rambling wooden staircase.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some, of course, will find this style of writing off-putting and too rambling or the prose verging on purple, the narrative perhaps not story-driven enough.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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The film is narrated in the languages of the cultures the characters move through, as Burmese gives way to Thai, to Vietnamese, and beyond — a wandering, collective dream.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Take in all of Bernardo’s wandering wonder, then listen to what makes your traveling heart beat stronger.Laura Manske, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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This growth was driven by an increase in both direct and indirect revenues.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Irish scored on an indirect free kick from inside the penalty area to tie the game with 10 seconds left as Mitch Ferguson’s shot deflected off a Cardinal defender and past goalkeeper Rowan Schnebly, whose time wasting had drawn a yellow card to set up the free kick.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump himself has felt obliged to address his digressive rambling.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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And indeed, Cornejo Villavicencio’s fluid, digressive prose shines brightest when Catalina’s theatrical self-presentation takes center stage.Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Discursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discursive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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