excursive

[ ik-skur-siv ]

/ ɪkˈskɜr sɪv /

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adjective

given to making excursions in speech, thought, etc.; wandering; digressive.

of the nature of such excursions; rambling; desultory: excursive conversation.

Origin of excursive

1665–75; <Latin excurs(us) (see excursus) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM excursive

ex·cur·sive·ly, adverbex·cur·sive·ness, nounhy·per·ex·cur·sive, adjectivehy·per·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb

hy·per·ex·cur·sive·ness, nounun·ex·cur·sive, adjectiveun·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby excursive

ex curia, excurrent, excursion, excursionist, excursion ticket, excursive, excursus, excurvature, excurved, excusatory, excuse

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Example sentences from the Web for excursive

At the concluding word, Mrs. Chump was no longer sustained by her excursive fancy.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
This may be a typographic error for either exclusive or excursive.
The Key to Yesterday|Charles Neville Buck
Fortunately I was too tired last night to be excursive in fancy, or I might have slept badly.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
How much of consciousness, if any, may be felt at the point where the excursive phantasm is seen, we cannot say.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

Anne blushed deeply, and stopped his too excursive discourse by hastily saying that she always respected old folks like him.
The Trumpet-Major|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for excursive

excursive

/ (ɪkˈskɜːsɪv) /

adjective

tending to digress

involving detours; rambling

Derived forms of excursive

excursively, adverbexcursiveness, noun

Word Origin for excursive

C17: from Latin excursus, from excurrere to run forth

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单词	excursive
释义	excursive [ ik-skur-siv ] / ɪkˈskɜr sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excursive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective given to making excursions in speech, thought, etc.; wandering; digressive. of the nature of such excursions; rambling; desultory: excursive conversation. Origin of excursive 1665–75; <Latin excurs(us) (see excursus) + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM excursive ex·cur·sive·ly, adverbex·cur·sive·ness, nounhy·per·ex·cur·sive, adjectivehy·per·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb hy·per·ex·cur·sive·ness, nounun·ex·cur·sive, adjectiveun·ex·cur·sive·ly, adverb Words nearby excursive ex curia, excurrent, excursion, excursionist, excursion ticket, excursive, excursus, excurvature, excurved, excusatory, excuse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excursive At the concluding word, Mrs. Chump was no longer sustained by her excursive fancy. Sandra Belloni, Complete\|George Meredith This may be a typographic error for either exclusive or excursive. The Key to Yesterday\|Charles Neville Buck Fortunately I was too tired last night to be excursive in fancy, or I might have slept badly. The History of Sir Richard Calmady\|Lucas Malet How much of consciousness, if any, may be felt at the point where the excursive phantasm is seen, we cannot say. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death\|Frederick W. H. Myers Anne blushed deeply, and stopped his too excursive discourse by hastily saying that she always respected old folks like him. The Trumpet-Major\|Thomas Hardy British Dictionary definitions for excursive excursive / (ɪkˈskɜːsɪv) / adjective tending to digress involving detours; rambling Derived forms of excursive excursively, adverbexcursiveness, noun Word Origin for excursive C17: from Latin excursus, from excurrere to run forth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excursive desultory, digressive, indirect, rambling, verbose
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excursive

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adjective

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