Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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discursive | No | Yes | No | No |
indirect | No | Yes | No | No |
discursive (adjective) | indirect (adjective) |
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(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination |
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition | extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action |
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | |
having intervening factors or persons or influences | |
not as a direct effect or consequence |