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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
excursive is an adjective meaning "(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects". It carries one recorded sense.
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
“amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”
“a rambling discursive book”
“his excursive remarks”
“a rambling speech about this and that”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for excursive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.