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English adjective: digressive | |||
| 1. | digressive of superficial relevance if any | ||
| Samples | A digressive allusion to the day of the week. A tangential remark. | ||
| Synonyms | tangential | ||
| Similar | irrelevant | ||
| Antonyms | relevant | ||
| 2. | digressive (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | discursive, excursive, rambling | ||
| Similar | indirect | ||
| Antonyms | direct | ||
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