Digressive

[daɪ'gresɪv] or [daɪ'ɡrɛsɪv;dɪ'ɡrɛsɪv]

Definition

(adj.) (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' .

(adj.) of superficial relevance if any; 'a digressive allusion to the day of the week'; 'a tangential remark' .

Checker: Wilmer--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.

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