tangential

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tangential (comparative more tangential, superlative most tangential)

1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

   The tangential orbit of the comet would take it into deep space, never to return.

2. Merely touching.
3. Only indirectly related.

   That subject is tangential to our discussion, we can't let it distract us.

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