DIGRESSIVE

digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling

(adjective) (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”

digressive, tangential

(adjective) of superficial relevance if any; “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”; “a tangential remark”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

digressive (comparative more digressive, superlative most digressive)

Marked by digression; rambling

Source: Wiktionary


Di*gress"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. digressif.]

Definition: Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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