† discoursoryadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= discoursive adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [adjective]
reasoningc1454
dianoetical1570
discoursing1571
discoursory1581
ratiocinative1585
discoursive1588
discursive1595
discoursative1604
discursory1614
logistic1638
logistical1644
discussive1645
rationative1650
dianoetic1677
reasoned1684
ratiocinatory1728
raisonné1777
1581 R. Mulcaster Positions vii. 50 A number of such like discoursory argumentes.
1604 H. Clapham (BL Royal MS 18.A.xix) (title) A petition discovrsory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1581