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discursive
1) wandering from one subject to another; rambling; desultory; 2) based on reason, not on intuition
One critic praised the movie for its moral content and lively transitions; another criticized it as moralistic and unnecessarily discursive.
Related English word: discursiveness
Latin root words: discurro,
discurrere, discurri, discursurus - to run about, roam; discursus,
discursus, m. - a running about; curro, currere, cucurri, cursurus
- to run |