discursive

adj 1: (philosophy) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or

argument rather than intuition [syn: {dianoetic}]

2: (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" [syn: {digressive}, {excursive}, {rambling}]