Digressive Definition & Meaning
digressive
- adjective
- of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
- (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"
Words that rhyme with digressive
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