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digressive
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di·gres·sive

adjective \-ˈgre-siv\

Definition of DIGRESSIVE

: characterized by digressions <a digressive talk>
— di·gres·sive·ly adverb
— di·gres·sive·ness noun

Examples of DIGRESSIVE

  1. <a digressive lecture on current events around the world>

First Known Use of DIGRESSIVE

circa 1611

Related to DIGRESSIVE

Synonyms
desultory, digressional, digressionary, discursive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, wandering

Rhymes with DIGRESSIVE

aggressive, caressive, compressive, concessive, degressive, depressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, ingressive, obsessive, oppressive, possessive, progressive, recessive, regressive, successive, suppressive, transgressive

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