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 Definitions of digressive  [ɪˈgrɛs ɪv, daɪ-]  

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Definition of 'digressive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) digressive
tending to digress.

Etymology:  (1605–15; < LL)

Definition of 'digressive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) digressive, tangential
of superficial relevance if any
"a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

2. (adj) digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling
(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"


Definition of 'digressive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) digressive
departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression



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