Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by digressions; rambling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to digress; departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Marked by
digression ;rambling
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of superficial relevance if any
- adjective (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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Examples
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But that kind of digressive storytelling makes me wonder if "Mad Men" will ever truly be a crossover hit - something that rises above, say, 2 or 3 million viewers.
unknown title 2008
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But that kind of digressive storytelling makes me wonder if "Mad Men" will ever truly be a crossover hit - something that rises above, say, 2 or 3 million viewers.
unknown title 2008
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
Ivy League Amusement 2009
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
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These detours add depth to the narrative, but the sheer volume of digressive material becomes a distraction, and Ms. Stanton struggles to identify a clear thematic, intellectual or narrative arc in Mr. Avery's activities.
A Never-Ending Treasure Hunt Jonathan Lopez 2011
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The discussion is digressive and overly credulous of literary and semi-historical sources, while scanting archeology.
cosmican commented on the word digressive
Tending to depart from the main point. Digressive is synonymous to rambling
November 20, 2007
seanahan commented on the word digressive
I was thinking that there must be a form of tangent that means this, but tangential means something different.
November 20, 2007