digressive
[dih-gres-iv, dahy-]
/ dɪˈgrɛs ɪv, daɪ- /
ADJECTIVE
tending to depart from point
Synonyms
WEAK
Example Sentences
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So far back as 1859 the egregious Chadwick nibbled at this theory in his Life and Times of Daniel Defoe, with Remarks Digressive and Discursive.
From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
