digressingly

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adverb

By way of digression.

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Meanings

adverbdigressingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy way of digression.

    A little digressingly, the entire problem of the mint area and the chronology of the Gajapati Pagoda series may be surveyed here in brief.

    1969, Journal of the Asiatic Society, volumes 11-14, page 167
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    Incidentally (and digressingly), the word “wreck” has a certain singular significance in mushing circles, if you've been around the game as long as I have.

    2013, Jim Lanier, Beyond Ophir

Origin

From digressing + -ly.

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APA

digressingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressingly

MLA

“digressingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digressingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressingly.

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