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Digressive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Characterized by digressions; rambling.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Marked by digression; rambling

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Tending to digress; departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. of superficial relevance if any

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

Word Usage

"These detours add depth to the narrative, but the sheer volume of digressive material becomes a distraction, and Ms. Stanton struggles to identify a clear thematic, intellectual or narrative arc in Mr. Avery's activities."

Equivalent

irrelevant indirect

Form

digressiveness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

discursive

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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