Discursive
Discursive adjective - Passing from one topic to another.
Usage example: the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point
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Synonyms for Discursive
Devious and discursive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Discursive".
Nearby Words: discursively, discursiveness
Devious
Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Discursive and devious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discursive" instead an adjective "Devious".
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Related pairs
- irregular and discursive
- irregular and devious
- circular and discursive
- circular and devious
- wandering and discursive
- wandering and devious
- indirect and discursive
- indirect and devious
- evasive and discursive
- evasive and devious
- tortuous and discursive
- tortuous and devious
- rambling and discursive
- rambling and devious
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