• (a.) Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative. • (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/discursive/
Dis·cur'sive adjective [ Confer French discursif . See Discourse , and confer Discoursive .] 1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory. ' Discursive notices.' De Quincey. « The power he [ Shakespeare... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/81