discursively
With many tangents
In a manner that wanders from topic to topic or proceeds through reasoning rather than intuition.
Someone who writes discursively may digress freely, following chains of association: The essay moved discursively through philosophy, memoir, and literary criticism.
The word can describe either rambling looseness or methodical, step-by-step argument.
Drawing logical conclusions
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
- logicalBased on valid reasoning
- deductiveDeriving specifics from generals
- inductiveDeriving general from particular
systematic · methodical · cogent · coherent · evaluative · interpretive · inferential · explanatory
In a loosely related way
- ramblinglyIn unfocused, wandering manner
- meanderinglyIn a winding manner
- circuitouslyIn a winding manner
- indirectlyVia intermediate means
divergently · digressively · peripherally · obliquely · asides · off-topic · wanderingly · deviating
Through two-way communication
- colloquiallyIn casual speech
- interactivelyWith two-way engagement
- communicativelyIn message-conveying fashion
- dialogicInvolving reciprocal exchange
interlocutory · collaboratively · responsively · engagingly · reciprocally · informally · chattily · sociably
In an overlong manner
- wordilyIn verbose manner
- long-windedlyIn an overextended manner
- loquaciouslyIn a talkative manner
- garrulouslyIn a wordy manner
redundantly · effusively · expansively · elaborately · diffusely · floridly · ornately · grandiloquently
In a searching manner
- inquisitivelyIn a questioning manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- reflectivelyWith deep thought
open-endedly · speculatively · curiously · inquiringly · questioningly · tentatively · heuristically · provisionally
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
- logicalBased on valid reasoning
- deductiveDeriving specifics from generals
inductive · systematic · methodical · cogent · coherent · evaluative · interpretive · inferential · explanatory · conceptual
tangentially
In a loosely related way
- ramblinglyIn unfocused, wandering manner
- meanderinglyIn a winding manner
- circuitouslyIn a winding manner
indirectly · divergently · digressively · peripherally · obliquely · asides · off-topic · wanderingly · deviating · straying
dialogically
Through two-way communication
- colloquiallyIn casual speech
- interactivelyWith two-way engagement
- communicativelyIn message-conveying fashion
dialogic · interlocutory · collaboratively · responsively · engagingly · reciprocally · informally · chattily · sociably · verbally
prolixly
In an overlong manner
- wordilyIn verbose manner
- long-windedlyIn an overextended manner
- loquaciouslyIn a talkative manner
garrulously · redundantly · effusively · expansively · elaborately · diffusely · floridly · ornately · grandiloquently · bombastically
probingly
In a searching manner
- inquisitivelyIn a questioning manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
reflectively · open-endedly · speculatively · curiously · inquiringly · questioningly · tentatively · heuristically · provisionally · iteratively
discursivelydirectly
Without intermediary steps
concisely · succinctly · straightforwardly · to the point · straight to the point
discursivelyconcisely
In few words
briefly · succinctly · tersely · pithily · laconically
discursivelyintuitively
By innate understanding
immediately · instinctively · directly · contemplatively · mystically