digressive
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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
The photography is occasionally dazzling—a standout sequence is a series of time-lapse images providing views of the movements of the stars over Africa—but Mr. Herzog is primarily a storyteller, albeit a digressive one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The dialogue is naturally digressive, sliding in just as much exposition as needed with a magician’s sleight of hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Reporting on this impact is far more helpful than digressive debates over the exact meaning of the word "fascist."
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
Mr. Direck became aware of a tall, drooping man with long hair and long digressive legs in still longer white flannel trousers, and a face that was somehow familiar.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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