Word of the Day

By Jewels In Autumn · Dec 2, 2009 · ·
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  1. Word of the Day

    discursive
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    Definition: (adjective) (Of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects.
    Synonyms: digressive, excursive, rambling

    Usage: As a rule, her conversation, though pleasing, was discursive and lacked central motive, but one morning she had genuine news to impart.
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  1. Cogito
    You must cite sources for your definitions. And if this comes from some Word of the Day service, you must acknowledge that as well.
  2. Jewels In Autumn
    Shall do this! They actually have a set up to post directly into your forum blog, Facebook ect. ect.
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