Discursive
Discursive adjective - Passing from one topic to another.
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Synonyms for Discursive
Rhetorical and discursive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rhetorical" instead an adjective "Discursive".
Nearby Words: discursively, discursiveness
Rhetorical
Rhetorical adjective - Marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases.
Discursive and rhetorical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discursive" instead an adjective "Rhetorical".
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Related pairs
- bombastic and discursive
- bombastic and rhetorical
- inflated and discursive
- inflated and rhetorical
- voluble and discursive
- voluble and rhetorical
- eloquent and discursive
- eloquent and rhetorical
- verbose and discursive
- verbose and rhetorical
- tortuous and discursive
- tortuous and rhetorical
- prolix and discursive
- prolix and rhetorical
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