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Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy.

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  1. a. Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy.
  2. adj. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
  3. Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy. The course of excursive . . . understandings. I. Taylor. -- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv. -- Ex*cur"sive*ness, , n.
  4. Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, anexcursive fancy.The course of excursive . . . understandings. I. Taylor.-- Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv.-- Ex*cur"sive*ness, , n.
  5. s (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects