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Textual thesaurus for "digressive"

(adj) discursive, rambling, excursive

(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) tangential

of superficial relevance if any

a digressive allusion to the day of the week; a tangential remark