digressive
adjective
di·gres·sive
dī-ˈgre-siv 
də-
: characterized by digressions
a digressive talk
digressively
adverb
digressiveness
noun
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Examples of digressive in a Sentence
a digressive lecture on current events around the world
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In the pugilistic, digressive arena of a YouTube debate, advocates for the right are just more experienced at getting their point across.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The novel is detailed, digressive, densely populated, dull at times (as life is) and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The show’s tone frequently changes to match the runaway plot, whose digressive subplots involve time travel, a mad scientist and his jealous nephew, and Baek-joong’s food critic ex-girlfriend (played by the celebrity fashion model Jung Ho-yeon).
—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The novel is detailed, digressive, densely populated, dull at times (as life is) and capable of tracking the most minute shifts in emotional weather.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The show’s tone frequently changes to match the runaway plot, whose digressive subplots involve time travel, a mad scientist and his jealous nephew, and Baek-joong’s food critic ex-girlfriend (played by the celebrity fashion model Jung Ho-yeon).
—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Digressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digressive. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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