The adjective "discursive" describes something either jumping from topic to topic and rambling, or proceeding logically using reason or argument.
Adjektivet "discursive" beskriver antingen något som hoppar från ämne till ämne och är pratigt, eller något som fortskrider logiskt med hjälp av resonemang.
| Back | discursive /dis-KUHR-siv/ |
|---|---|
| Front | adjective: 1. Jumping from topic to topic; rambling. 2. Proceeding logically, using reason or argument rather than emotion. [From Latin discurrere (to run about), from dis- (apart) + currere (to run). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kers- (to run), which is also the source of car, career, carpenter, occur, discharge, succor, and caricature. Earliest documented use: 1599.] "The book is discursive, gently meandering down the River Thames." Three Men In A Boat; Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Sep 20, 2012. "Obama's penchant for discursive explanations has bothered no constituency more than his base, whose members see in his sometimes professorial tone a lack of passion for the cause at hand." - Scott Wilson; In Arguing for Firearms Restrictions, Obama Points to Constitution; The Washington Post; Jan 17, 2013. |
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