Digressive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The professor's digressive comments about the weather only served to distract from the main points of the lecture.
- The novel's digressive narrative style made it difficult to follow the plot.
- Her digressive answers to the interviewer's questions left the audience wondering what her main point was.
- The digressive footnote about the historical context added little to the overall understanding of the text.
- The digressive nature of the conversation made it challenging to stay focused on the topic at hand.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that".
Classification
All adjective clusters.