discursive

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus.

adj

  1. (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
  2. (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

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