Excursive

/ɛkˈskɜrsɪv/ adjective

Definition

Tending to digress or wander from the main topic; moving about from place to place.

Etymology

From Latin 'excursivus,' derived from 'excurrere' (to run out), describing things that move away or deviate from a set path.

Kelly Says

Excursive thinking—the ability to jump between ideas and see connections—is what makes comedians, scientists, and creative people so inventive.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጉዞ ሰው
goo-zoo sew
ARالعربية
مُسَافِر
mu-sa-fiir
BNবাংলা
যাত্রী
ya-tree
CACatalà
excursionista
eks-kur-see-on-is-ta
CSČeština
exkurze
eks-koor-zeh
DADansk
udflugt
oot-floo-ght
DEDeutsch
exkursionierend
eks-kjur-zee-on-ee-rend
ELΕλληνικά
περιηγητής
pe-ri-i-geth-ees
ESEspañol
excursionista
eks-kur-see-on-ee-sta
FAفارسی
سفر کننده
safer-e-konneh
FISuomi
retkikohde
ret-kee-koh-deh
FRFrançais
excursionnant
eks-kur-see-on-nan
GUGU
યાત્રી
ya-tree
HAHA
ma'ajin
ma-a-jin
HEעברית
מטייל
me-ta-il
HIहिन्दी
यात्री
ya-tree
HUMagyar
kirándulás
kee-ran-doo-laas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pejuang
pey-an-jung
IGIG
onye na-aga
on-ye na-a-ga
ITItaliano
escursionista
eks-kjur-see-on-is-ta
JA日本語
旅行者
りょこうしゃ
KKKK
саяхаткер
sa-ya-ha-t-ker
KMKM
អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរ
an-k th-v-ue-d-am-n-eur
KO한국어
여행자
yeohaengja
MRMR
यात्री
ya-tree
MSBahasa Melayu
pelancong
pe-lan-cong
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးရာ
she-ya-ra
NLNederlands
excursie
eks-kjur-zee
NONorsk
turist
too-rist
PAPA
ਯਾਤਰੀ
ya-tra-ee
PLPolski
turysta
too-ree-sta
PTPortuguês
excursionista
eks-kur-see-on-is-ta
RORomână
excursiuni
eks-kur-see-oo-nee
RUРусский
путешественник
pute-she-stven-nik
SVSvenska
utflyktare
oot-flee-ktah-reh
SWKiswahili
mtembelea
m-te-m-be-le-a
TAதமிழ்
பயணர்
payanaar
TEతెలుగు
యాత్రికుడు
yaatri-koo-du
THไทย
นักเดินทาง
naak-da-than
TLTL
mangingik
man-gin-gik
TRTürkçe
gezgin
geh-zin
UKУкраїнська
екскурсовод
eks-kur-so-vod
URاردو
سفر کرنے والا
safar kar-nay wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người đi du lịch
ngoo-dee-dee-doo-lich
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀kọ́
o-mo eh-ko
ZH中文
探险者
tànxiǎn zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li

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