Discursive

dis-kur′siv, adj. running from one thing to another: roving, desultory: proceeding regularly from premises to conclusion: intellectual, rational.— ns. Discur′sion , desultory talk: act of reasoning; Discur′sist , a disputer.— adv. Discur′sively .— n. Discur′sivene .— adj. Discur′sory , discursive.— n. Discur′sus , argument. [See Discourse .]