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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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daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv
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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”
adjective
Of superficial relevance if any
“A digressive allusion to the day of the week”
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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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