digressive

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English

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Etymology

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From digress +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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digressive (comparative more digressive, superlative most digressive)

  1. Marked by digression; rambling
  2. Being a digression; off-topic
    • 1987 April 25, Felice Picano, “The Truth About "Violet Quill"”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      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.

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Translations

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French

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Adjective

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digressive

  1. feminine singular of digressif

Italian

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Adjective

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digressive

  1. feminine plural of digressivo

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