adj
Meaning 1
Tending to digress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excursive
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to go out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: digressive, discursive, rambling
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отклоняващ се (otklonjavašt se) — Tending to digress