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
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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 Yet, as digressive as its surface seems, an artist’s sense of creative organization is at work. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024 Trump himself has felt obliged to address his digressive rambling. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for digressive 

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 20 Jan. 2025.

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