digressive
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Mr. Spector sketches with subtlety the relationships that simmer beneath the surface of the chatty, sharp and—it must be admitted—sometimes exhaustingly digressive dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Tolerant readers will delight in the digressive nature of this inventive book, though others may be disoriented by a story that drastically switches gears before concluding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
During our digressive conversation, I learn, not surprisingly, that pretty much anybody who’s anybody resides in Clooney’s phone contact list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
However, it appears that the 79-year-old president mixed up the two men when telling one of his digressive stories, this time about Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
It would be thrown aside as carelessly, whenever he should choose to earn his bread by some other equally digressive means.
From House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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