excursivenessn.
/ɛkˈskəːsɪvnɪs/ The quality of being excursive; a tendency to depart from the beaten track, or from any fixed course; digressiveness; capacity for mental ‘flights’ in varied directions.
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1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxxiv. 229 An excursiveness of imagination.
1850 T. De Quincey Conversat. in Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 4 68/1 The natural excursiveness of colloquial intercourse..is one of its advantages.
1866 E. P. Whipple Character & Characteristic Men 222 The very process which gave depth and excursiveness to his mental vision.
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