digressive

adjective

di·​gres·​sive dī-ˈgre-siv How to pronounce digressive (audio)
də-
: characterized by digressions
a digressive talk
digressively adverb
digressiveness noun

Examples of digressive in a Sentence

a digressive lecture on current events around the world
Recent Examples on the Web Trump himself has felt obliged to address his digressive rambling. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 And indeed, Cornejo Villavicencio’s fluid, digressive prose shines brightest when Catalina’s theatrical self-presentation takes center stage. Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024 Wong, 52, is blunt but happily digressive, playful but quite serious. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 The animated brothers are rarely without weed for long, and their surreal adventures through gentrifying Brooklyn are filled with digressive side quests that maintain a stoner’s perfectly loopy internal logic. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for digressive 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of digressive was circa 1611

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“Digressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digressive. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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