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    digressive
    /dʌɪˈɡrɛsɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject: "a digressive account"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIGRESSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Digressive speech or writing moves away from the main subject: His interview style is often wildly digressive, and frequently mischievous . The plot is digressive and rambling .

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › digressiveDigressive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : characterized by digressions. a digressive talk. digressively adverb. digressiveness noun. Synonyms. desultory. digressional. digressionary. discursive. excursive. leaping. maundering. meandering. rambling. wandering. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of digressive in a Sentence.

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    Digressive definition: tending to digress; departing from the main subject.. See examples of DIGRESSIVE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › digressiveDigressive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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” synonyms: discursive, excursive, rambling. indirect. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action. adjective.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIGRESSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. digressive in American English. (dɪˈɡresɪv, dai-) adjective. tending to digress; departing from the main subject. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. digressively. adverb. digressiveness. noun. Word origin.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › digressiveDigressive - definition of digressive by The Free Dictionary

    digressive - (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"

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    All you need to know about "DIGRESSIVE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › digressiveDigressive Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Digressive definition: Characterized by digressions; rambling.

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    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use digressive in a sentence He is known to be difficult, because of his love of the Latinate, and his non-linear, digressive , even symphonic, narrative style.

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    adjective . characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject: