1. (

• dianoetic ,
• discursive

) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition ;

2. (

• digressive ,
• discursive ,
• excursive ,
• rambling

) (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" ;