Associations to the word «Discursive»
Noun
- Discourse
- Reasoning
- Intuition
- Rhetoric
- Glossary
- Ideology
- Contemplation
- Intellect
- Narrative
- Hegemony
- Meditation
- Psychoanalysis
- Framing
- Metaphor
- Psychology
- Rationality
- Linguistic
- Essay
- Kant
- Thinking
- Marxism
- Cognition
- Identity
- Dilemma
- Tice
- Context
- Practice
- Paradox
- Talmud
- Social
- Theorist
- Essayist
- Plato
- Critique
- Racism
- Meaning
- Zen
- Symbolism
- Linguistics
- Genre
- Knowledge
- Lan
- Interaction
- Utterance
- Psychologist
- Dewey
- Deliberation
- Space
- Gender
- Formation
- Anthropology
- Analysis
- Notion
- Repetition
- Meta
- Perspective
- Aristotle
- Reflection
- Text
- Relevance
- Myth
Adjective
- Intuitive
- Rhetorical
- Analytic
- Pragmatic
- Kindred
- Textual
- Ideological
- Positioning
- Contextual
- Empirical
- Conceptual
- Narrative
- Linguistic
- Feminist
- Marxist
- Persuasive
- Institutional
- Interpersonal
- Rational
- Implicit
- Intentional
- Authoritative
- Symbolic
- Reasoning
- Mystical
- Mythological
- Meaningful
- Prose
- Logical
- Speculative
- Cultural
- Philosophical
- Cognitive
- Geographical
- Semantic
Wiktionary
DISCURSIVE, adjective. (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
DISCURSIVE, adjective. (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
Dictionary definition
DISCURSIVE, adjective. Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition.
DISCURSIVE, 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"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that".
Wise words
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