digressive

adj — 2 senses

digressive

adj

UK /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Etymology From digress + -ive.

1

Marked by digression; rambling

2

Being a digression; off-topic

  • I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar ^([sic]) or Violet Quill Club. The latest example of this is an unmotivated, digressive swipe at the Violet Quill (VQ) in T.R. Witomiski's reply letter to various critics in GCN.1987 April 25, Felice Picano, “The Truth About "Violet Quill"”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
Derived terms
digressively, digressiveness
Related terms
digress, digression

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