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dis|cur´sive|ness — dis|cur|sive «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
re|cur´sive|ness — re|cur|sive «rih KUR sihv», adjective. 1. Mathematics. recurring; repeated: »recursive functions. The set 2, 4, 6, 8,…is recursive because all its integers can be described as divisible by two (Time). 2. capable of being returned to or used… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cur´sive|ly — dis|cur|sive «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cur|sive — «dihs KUR sihv», adjective. 1. wandering from one subject to another; rambling: »His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject.…a slow paced, leisurely,…and discursive novel (New York Times). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur´sive|ly — ex|cur|sive «ehk SKUR sihv», adjective. 1. off the subject; wandering; rambling. SYNONYM(S): erratic, digressive. 2. of the nature of an excursion. 3. Figurative. desultory: »excursive reading. –ex|cur´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|sive — «ehk SKUR sihv», adjective. 1. off the subject; wandering; rambling. SYNONYM(S): erratic, digressive. 2. of the nature of an excursion. 3. Figurative. desultory: »excursive reading. –ex|cur´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
re|cur´sive|ly — re|cur|sive «rih KUR sihv», adjective. 1. Mathematics. recurring; repeated: »recursive functions. The set 2, 4, 6, 8,…is recursive because all its integers can be described as divisible by two (Time). 2. capable of being returned to or used… … Useful english dictionary
re|cur|sive — «rih KUR sihv», adjective. 1. Mathematics. recurring; repeated: »recursive functions. The set 2, 4, 6, 8,…is recursive because all its integers can be described as divisible by two (Time). 2. capable of being returned to or used repeatedly: »One… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
