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EXCURSIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Example:
a rambling speech about this and that
Synonyms:
digressive; discursive; excursive; rambling
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Similar:
indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)