digressive — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Marked by digression; rambling

2. Being a digression; off-topic

   Examples

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   I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar ^([sic]) or Violet Quill Club. The latest example of this is an unmotivated, digressive swipe at the Violet Quill (VQ) in T.R. Witomiski's reply letter to various critics in GCN.

Adjective

1. of superficial relevance if any

   Synonyms

   tangential

   Examples

   a digressive allusion to the day of the week

   a tangential remark

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

   Synonyms

   discursiveexcursiverambling

   Examples

   amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things

   a rambling discursive book

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   his excursive remarks

   a rambling speech about this and that