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单词 excursive
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excursive in British English

(ɪkˈskɜːsɪv)
adjective
1. 
tending to digress
2. 
involving detours; rambling
Derived forms
excursively (exˈcursively)
adverb
excursiveness (exˈcursiveness)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin excursus, from excurrere to run forth

excursive in American English

(ɛksˈkɜrsɪv)
adjective
rambling; desultory; digressive
Derived forms
excursively (exˈcursively)
adverb
excursiveness (exˈcursiveness)
noun

Synonyms of 'excursive'

rambling, wandering, roaming, devious
More Synonyms of excursive
(adjective) 
Synonyms
rambling
He wrote a rambling letter to his sister.
wandering
a band of wandering musicians
roaming
devious
He followed a devious route.
roving
errant (old-fashioned, literary)
the days of King Arthur's knights errant
episodic
an episodic narrative of unrelated characters
discursive
The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.
digressive
diffusive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of devious
Definition
(of a route or course of action) indirect
He followed a devious route.
Synonyms
indirect,
roundabout,
wandering,
crooked,
rambling,
tortuous,
deviating,
circuitous,
excursive
in the sense of digressive
Synonyms
rambling,
drifting,
diffuse,
meandering,
anecdotal,
divergent,
episodic,
circuitous,
discursive,
circumlocutory,
excursive
in the sense of discursive
Definition
passing from one topic to another
The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.
Synonyms
digressive,
loose,
rambling,
roundabout,
diffuse,
meandering,
desultory,
long-winded,
circuitous,
prolix

Nearby words of
excursive

  • excruciating
  • exculpate
  • excursion
  • excursive
  • excusable
  • excuse
  • excuse me

Synonyms of 'excursive'

excursive

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