Excursive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskˈɜːsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskˈɜːsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskˈɜːsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkskˈɜːsɪv/.

Examples

amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
a rambling discursive book
his excursive remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

digressive rambling discursive

Parts of Speech

adjective

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

“amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”

Word Forms

digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
discursiveness	noun	the quality of being discursive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exkursiv

(von z. B. Sprechen und Schreiben), die dazu neigen, vom Hauptthema abzuweichen oder ein breites Themenspektrum abzudecken

🇫🇷French

excursion

(par exemple de la parole et de l'écriture) tendant à s'écarter du point principal ou à couvrir un large éventail de sujets

🇪🇸Spanish

digresivo

(de, por ejemplo, habla y escritura) que tienden a desviarse del punto principal o cubrir una amplia gama de temas

🇮🇹Italian

esplorativo

(ad esempio del parlato e della scrittura) che tende a discostarsi dal punto principale o a coprire un'ampia gamma di argomenti

🇳🇱Dutch

excursief

(van bijvoorbeeld spraak en geschrift) die de neiging hebben af te wijken van het hoofdpunt of een breed scala aan onderwerpen te bestrijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

excursivo

(de, por exemplo, fala e escrita) tendendo a afastar-se do ponto principal ou cobrir uma ampla gama de assuntos

🇷🇺Russian

экскурсионный

(например, устной и письменной речи) имеет тенденцию отклоняться от основной темы или охватывать широкий круг тем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हटनेवाला

(उदाहरण के लिए भाषण और लेखन) मुख्य बिंदु से हटने या विषयों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला को कवर करने की प्रवृत्ति रखते हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

உல்லாசப் பயணம்

(எ.கா. பேச்சு மற்றும் எழுத்து) முக்கிய புள்ளியிலிருந்து விலகி அல்லது பரந்த அளவிலான பாடங்களை உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విహారయాత్ర

(ఉదా. ప్రసంగం మరియు రాయడం) ప్రధాన అంశం నుండి బయలుదేరడం లేదా విస్తృత శ్రేణి విషయాలను కవర్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યટન

(દા.ત. ભાષણ અને લેખન) મુખ્ય મુદ્દાથી દૂર રહેવાનું વલણ ધરાવે છે અથવા વિષયોની વિશાળ શ્રેણીને આવરી લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಹಾರ

(ಉದಾ. ಮಾತು ಮತ್ತು ಬರವಣಿಗೆ) ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಗಮಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനോദയാത്ര

(ഉദാ. സംസാരവും എഴുത്തും) പ്രധാന പോയിൻ്റിൽ നിന്ന് മാറുന്നതോ വിശാലമായ വിഷയങ്ങൾ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നതോ ആയ പ്രവണത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੈਰ-ਸਪਾਟਾ

(ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਅਤੇ ਲਿਖਤ ਦਾ) ਮੁੱਖ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਜਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنے پھرنے والا

(مثال کے طور پر تقریر اور تحریر) مرکزی نقطہ سے ہٹنے یا مضامین کی ایک وسیع رینج کا احاطہ کرنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离题的

（例如演讲和写作）倾向于偏离要点或涵盖广泛的主题

🇯🇵Japanese

行楽的な

（スピーチやライティングなど）要点から逸脱する傾向がある、または広範囲の主題をカバーする傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

소풍

(예: 말하기 및 쓰기) 주요 요점에서 벗어나거나 광범위한 주제를 다루는 경향이 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độc thoại

(ví dụ: nói và viết) có xu hướng đi chệch khỏi điểm chính hoặc bao gồm nhiều chủ đề

🇹🇭Thai

ออกไปเที่ยว

(เช่น การพูดและการเขียน) มีแนวโน้มเบี่ยงเบนไปจากประเด็นหลักหรือครอบคลุมหัวข้อต่างๆ มากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berpenyimpangan

(misalnya pidato dan tulisan) cenderung menyimpang dari pokok bahasan atau mencakup berbagai pokok bahasan

🇲🇾Malay

ekskursif

(contohnya pertuturan dan penulisan) cenderung untuk bertolak daripada perkara utama atau merangkumi pelbagai subjek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رحلة

(على سبيل المثال، الكلام والكتابة) تميل إلى الابتعاد عن النقطة الرئيسية أو تغطية مجموعة واسعة من المواضيع

🇮🇷Persian

گشتی

(مثلاً گفتار و نوشتار) تمایل به دور شدن از موضوع اصلی یا پوشش طیف وسیعی از موضوعات دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

gezici

(örneğin konuşma ve yazma konusunda) ana noktadan ayrılma veya çok çeşitli konuları kapsama eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטורף

(של למשל דיבור וכתיבה) נוטה לסטות מהעיקר או לכסות מגוון רחב של נושאים

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The primary meaning of 'excursive' is '(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects'.

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Using 'excursive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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