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discursory

discursory adjective: argumentative; discursive; having the nature of a discourse.

Adjective

discursory (not comparable)

  1. argumentative; discursive; having the nature of a discourse
    • Divinity , like some great lady , every day in several dresses : speculation interchanged with experience; positive theology with polemical; textual with discursory ; popular with scholastical1615, Bishop Joseph Hall, Works: Volume I, Dedication

Words formed from discursory

Questions about discursory

What does discursory mean?
Discursory means argumentative; discursive; having the nature of a discourse.
What part of speech is discursory?
Discursory is an adjective.

Words near discursory in the dictionary

  1. discursivise
  2. discursivised
  3. discursivities
  4. discursivity
  5. discursorily
  6. discursory
  7. discursus
  8. discursuses
  9. discus
  10. discus fish
  11. discus fishes

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