digressive

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UK/daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/

adjective

Marked by digression; rambling

Similar
tangentialirrelevantdiscursiveexcursiveramblingindirect
OriginEnglish digress ← Latin dīgressum ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- →
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Meanings

adjectivedigressive (comparative more digressive, superlative most digressive)

comparative more digressive · superlative most digressive

  1. Marked by digression; rambling
  2. Being a digression; off-topic

    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.

    1987 April 25, Felice Picano, “The Truth About "Violet Quill"”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof superficial relevance if any

Similar
tangentialirrelevant

adjective(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

Similar
discursiveexcursiveramblingindirect
Also see
discursiveexcursiveirrelevantramblingtangential

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  7. Latingradior
  8. Latindīgredior
  9. Latindīgressus
  10. Latindīgressum
  11. Englishdigress
  12. Englishdigressive

From digress + -ive.

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Translations

German abschweifend
  • abschweifendmarked by digression; rambling
Hungarian csapongó, elkalandozó
  • csapongómarked by digression; rambling
  • elkalandozómarked by digression; rambling
Italian digressivo
  • digressivomarked by digression; rambling
Romanian digresiv
  • digresivmarked by digression; rambling
Spanish divagatorio, digresivo
  • divagatoriomarked by digression; rambling
  • digresivomarked by digression; rambling
Tagalog maliklik
  • maliklikmarked by digression; rambling

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with digressive

progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessiveabessive
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Cite this entry
APA

digressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressive

MLA

“digressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digressive.

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