discursive
Definitions
Digressing from subject to subject; rambling.
Relating to discourse or modes of reasoning; proceeding by argument or analysis rather than intuition.
Examples
The professor's lecture was somewhat discursive, wandering from the main topic to various historical anecdotes.
Her discursive writing style makes it difficult for the reader to follow the central argument of the essay.
Synonyms
rambling wandering digressive circuitous long-winded verbose desultory