Discussive

/dɪˈskʌsɪv/ adjective

Definition

Characterized by or involving discussion; tending to discuss or debate a topic thoroughly.

Etymology

From Latin discussivus, derived from discussus (past participle of discutere, meaning to shake apart or examine). The -ive suffix indicates a tendency or quality of doing something.

Kelly Says

The word 'discussive' is delightfully rare—most people say 'discursive' instead, but discussive specifically means tending toward discussion itself, while discursive means wandering through topics, so they're almost opposite!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭነት
min-ch-in-net
ARالعربية
مُناقش
mu-na-qash
BNবাংলা
চর্চা
char-cha
CACatalà
discutiu
di-sku-ti-u
CSČeština
diskusivní
di-sku-si-vni
DADansk
diskussiv
di-sku-tsiv
DEDeutsch
diskussiv
di-sku-siv
ELΕλληνικά
διαλεκτικός
dia-lek-ti-kos
ESEspañol
discusivo
di-sku-si-vo
FAفارسی
بحثی
ba-hat-i
FISuomi
keskusteleva
keskus-te-le-va
FRFrançais
discursif
di-skur-sif
GUGU
ચર્ચા
char-cha
HAHA
mu'amala
mu-a-ma-la
HEעברית
דיון
di-yon
HIहिन्दी
चर्चाशील
char-cha-sheel
HUMagyar
beszélgetős
beszel-get-oes
IDBahasa Indonesia
diskusi
di-sku-si
IGIG
kwuo
kwo-o
ITItaliano
discusivo
di-sku-si-vo
JA日本語
議論的
giron-teki
KKKK
талас
ta-las
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ
pra-vatt-ri
KO한국어
논쟁적인
non-jeong-jeok-in
MRMR
चर्चेचे
char-che-che
MSBahasa Melayu
berbincang
ber-bin-cang
MYမြန်မာ
စကား
ska-ar
NLNederlands
discussieve
di-sku-si-ve
NONorsk
diskussiv
di-sku-tsiv
PAPA
ਚਰਚਾ
char-cha
PLPolski
dyskusyjny
dys-ku-syj-ny
PTPortuguês
discusivo
di-sku-si-vo
RORomână
discusiv
di-sku-siv
RUРусский
обсуждаемый
ob-suzh-da-e-myy
SVSvenska
diskussiv
di-sku-tsiv
SWKiswahili
jadiliano
ja-di-lia-no
TAதமிழ்
பேச்சு
paech-chu
TEతెలుగు
చర్చ
char-cha
THไทย
มีการอภิปราย
mee-ka-ri-a-phi-prai
TLTL
diskusyon
di-sku-syon
TRTürkçe
tartışmacı
tar-ti-sham-chi
UKУкраїнська
обговорюваний
ob-go-ro-yu-van-iy
URاردو
مُناقش
mu-na-qash
VITiếng Việt
thảo luận
tho luan
YOYO
àgbàgbà
a-gbà-gbà
ZH中文
讨论性的
tǎolùn xìng de
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thula

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