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"
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- What does digressive mean?
- 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"
- What part of speech is digressive?
- Digressive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does digressive have?
- Digressive has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).