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digressive

adjective

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (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”

adjective

  1. of superficial relevance if any

    “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”

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Example Sentences

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
a digressive allusion to the day of the week
a tangential remark

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