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discursiveness

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dis·cur·sive  (d-skûrsv)
adj.
1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.
[Medieval Latin discursvus, from Latin discursus, running about; see discourse.]
dis·cursive·ly adv.
dis·cursive·ness n.
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Noun1.discursiveness - the quality of being discursive
indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal


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