Can a Person Be Discursive?

discursive Add to list Share. If people accuse you of rambling from topic to topic in your speech or writing, they may say you have a discursive style — with changes in subject that are hard to follow.

What does it mean to be discursive?

1a : moving from topic to topic without order : rambling gave a discursive lecture discursive prose. b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic. 2 philosophy : marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning.

What is an example of discursive?

An example of discursive is an essay by a fourth grader that doesn't have good transitions. An example of discursive is a novel with an excessive amount of character and scenic development. (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.