Discursiveness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being discursive.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being discursive.
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  • noun. the quality of being discursive
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    "[105] It is one of Dr Owen’s best controversial treatises, being exhaustive, and yet not marked by that discursiveness which is the fault of some of his writings, and bringing into play some of his greatest excellencies as a writer, — his remarkable exegetical talent, his intimate knowledge of Scripture, and mastery of the stores of ecclesiastical history."
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