a. Obs. rare. [f. L. transcurs-, ppl. stem of transcurr-ĕre + -IVE.] Characterized by running rapidly over a subject; cursory.
1599. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe (1871), 8. In this transcursive reportory, without some observant glance, I may not overpass the gallant beauty of their haven.
1614. Jackson, Creed, III. To Rdr. 5 b. To sift more of their arguments, then in these short transcursiue disputes I could.
