excursive
adjective
ex·cur·sive ik-ˈskər-siv 
: constituting a digression : characterized by digression
excursively adverb
excursiveness noun
Synonyms
- desultory
- digressional
- digressionary
- digressive
- discursive
- leaping
- maundering
- meandering
- rambling
- wandering
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Example Sentences
an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding
Word History
First Known Use
1659, in the meaning defined above
excursive
adjective
as in rambling
passing from one topic to another an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rambling
- wandering
- discursive
- indirect
- meandering
- digressive
- leaping
- desultory
- maundering
- digressional
- digressionary
- deviating
- roundabout
- circuitous
- devious
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- consistent
- logical
- coherent
- direct
- undeviating
- focused
- straightforward
- focussed