Digressive

//daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by digression; rambling
  2. 2
    Being a digression; off-topic

    "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. 1
    (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects wordnet
  2. 2
    of superficial relevance if any wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
indirectaberrantaberrativeaimlessambagiousbackhand

Example

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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."

Etymology

From digress + -ive.

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