discursive

/diss-KUR-siv/adjective

rambling from topic to topic; covering a wide field

His discursive lectures wandered but always landed somewhere rich.
Synonyms
rambling, digressive, meandering
Antonyms
focused, concise
Root
curs- (run)
Memory hook
dis (apart) + cursive (running): running off in all directions.

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