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Extraneous vs Discursive - What's the difference?

extraneous | discursive |

As adjectives the difference between extraneous and discursive

is that extraneous is not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign while discursive is (of speech or writing) tending to digress from the main point; rambling.

extraneous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
    • to separate gold from extraneous matter
    Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
  • Not essential or intrinsic

    • Synonyms

    * (not belonging to) additional, alien, foreign, intrusive * (not essential) superfluous, extra

    Derived terms

    * extraneously * extraneousness

    discursive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
  • *
    • This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.
  • (philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

    • Derived terms

    * counterdiscursive

    See also

    * discourse ----