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discursive

/dɪˈskɜːsɪv/adjective

उच्चारण डिस्कर्सिव

विषयांतरी, असंबद्ध, इधर-उधर भटकने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a style of writing or speaking) moving from one subject to another in a free way, often without a clear structure

    विषयांतरी, असंबद्ध, इधर-उधर भटकने वाला

    • The book is long and discursive.
    • a discursive speech that never came to the point

    Synonyms rambling digressive wandering meandering long-winded

    Opposite concise succinct focused to the point

  2. 2

    technical

    (of writing) presenting an argument or discussing a topic in an organized way

    तर्कपूर्ण, विवेचनात्मक

    • Students must write a discursive essay on the topic.

    Synonyms argumentative analytical

◇Word family
discursively adverbdiscourse noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse discursive (wandering from subject to subject) and decisive (able to decide quickly, or settling a matter).

Discursive (एक विषय से दूसरे विषय पर भटकने वाला) और decisive (जल्दी निर्णय लेने वाला, या मामले को तय कर देने वाला) में भ्रम न करें।