English-Thai Dictionary
excursive
A ที่ นอกเรื่อง นอกประเด็น degressive desultory
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EXCURSIVE
a.Rambling; wandering; deviating; as an excursive fancy or imagination.
EXCURSIVELY
adv. In a wandering manner.
EXCURSIVENESS
n.The act of wandering or of passing usual limits.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EXCURSIVE
EXCURSIVE Ex *cur "sive, a.
Defn: Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy. The course of excursive. .. understandings. I. Taylor. -- Ex *cur "sive *ly, adv. -- Ex *cur "sive *ness, , n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
excursive
ex cur sive |ikˈskərsiv ɪkˈskərsɪv | ▶adjective formal of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive. DERIVATIVES ex cur sive ly adverb, ex cur sive ness noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin excurs- ‘digressed, run out ’ (from the verb excurrere ) + -ive, perhaps influenced by discursive .
Oxford Dictionary
excursive
ex ¦cur |sive |ɪkˈskəːsɪv, ɛk- | ▶adjective formal tending to deviate from a course or activity; digressive. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin excurs- ‘digressed, run out ’ (from the verb excurrere ) + -ive, perhaps influenced by discursive .
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