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digressive

Other forms: digressively

Definitions of digressive
  1. 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”
    indirect
    extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
  2. adjective
    of superficial relevance if any
    “a digressive allusion to the day of the week”
    synonyms: tangential
    irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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