What is another word for excursive?
Pronunciation:
[ ɛkskˈɜːsɪv], [ ɛkskˈɜːsɪv], [ ɛ_k_s_k_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_v]
Synonyms for Excursive:
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adj.
• complex • deviating • discursive • wandering • all • devious • parenthetic Other synonyms:
- parenthetic .
- complex ,
- parenthetical .
Other relevant words:
- Deviating ,
- Deviatory ,
- Digressional ,
- Largiloquent ,
- Longsome ,
- Longspun ,
- Prosing ,
- aberrant ,
- aberrative ,
- aimless ,
- ambagious ,
- backhand ,
- backhanded ,
- by the way ,
- circuitous ,
- circular ,
- circumlocutory ,
- copious ,
- crab-like ,
- delirious ,
- departing ,
- deviant ,
- deviative ,
- devious ,
- diffuse ,
- digressionary ,
- disjointed ,
- divergent ,
- episodic ,
- errant ,
- erratic ,
- exuberant ,
- flatulent ,
- frothy ,
- helical ,
- incoherent ,
- inconsecutive ,
- inconsequent ,
- labyrinthine ,
- left-handed ,
- lengthy ,
- long-winded ,
- loose ,
- maundering ,
- mazy ,
- meandering ,
- mobile ,
- nomadic ,
- oblique ,
- orbital ,
- out-of-the-way ,
- periphrastic ,
- planetary ,
- pleonastic ,
- profuse ,
- prolix ,
- protracted ,
- rotary ,
- round ,
- roundabout ,
- roving ,
- serpentine ,
- shifting ,
- side ,
- sidelong ,
- sinister ,
- sinistral ,
- snaky ,
- spiral ,
- sprawling ,
- straggling ,
- stray ,
- swerving ,
- tangential ,
- turning ,
- twisting ,
- twisty ,
- undirected ,
- vagrant ,
- veering ,
- wandering ,
- winding ,
- wordy ,
- zigzag .
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How to use "Excursive" in context?
The word "excursive" bears a lot of weight, and rightfully so. It is a word often used to describe exceedingly creative and innovative thinkers, in both the arts and sciences. But what does "excursive" actually mean? Webster's dictionary defines it as follows: "excessive, as in pattern, making repeated and evidently purposeful references to one's own work."
This definition is a good starting point, as it highlights the key qualities that make excursive thinkers so special.
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