digressive meaning and definition

DIGRESSIVE adjective

Definition of digressive (adjective)

1. of superficial relevance if any
   • "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
   • synonyms: tangential
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"
   • synonyms: discursive, excursive, rambling