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excursive

Letters that make excursive

s, e, c, r, i, u, v, x are letters that make 'excursive'

Words within excursive

si, cur, XC, SI, ex, iv, xc, cursive, IV, Ur, Cu, Si are words within 'excursive'

excursive is a 9 letter word starting with e
excursive is a 9 letter word ending with e

1 possible definitions for 'excursive'

Excursive as "(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects"

Under this definition, excursive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

digressive, discursive, rambling have the same meaning as 'excursive'

Derivatives of excursive

discursiveness, divagate, wander, digress, stray are derivatives of 'excursive'.

Similar to excursive

indirect is similar to excursive.

Example of excursive used within this context

"amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things", "a rambling discursive book", "his excursive remarks", "a rambling speech about this and that"