excursive

adjective

ik-ˈskər-siv How to pronounce excursive (audio)
Definition of excursivenext
as in rambling
passing from one topic to another an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursive
  1. rambling
  2. wandering
  3. discursive
  4. indirect
Adjective
  • In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of rambling
Adjective
  • One thing Sacco is not concerned about with Frederic is a wandering focus because of his contract situation.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
    R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of wandering
Adjective
  • The concerto can appear undisciplined and discursive, with a running time of 70 minutes, a medley-like approach to style and a finale that brings in a male choir for a paean to nature.
    Joshua Barone, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Their discursive subjects might include an elevator speech to prep a significant other about the gaudiness of the family fortune.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of discursive
Adjective
  • The deal comes after weeks of a number of intensive rounds of indirect negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha between Israel and Hamas, mediated by facilitators from U.S., Egypt and Qatar.
    Michele Kelemen, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This occurs when a high percentage of people in a community have developed immunity, ensuring that future outbreaks affect fewer individuals and are quickly contained. Humans, of course, are not the only species that benefits from the direct and indirect protections of vaccines.
    Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of indirect
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