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digressive in WordNet English dictionary
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"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
digressive discursive excursive rambling
- of superficial relevance if any
"a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
digressive tangential
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