digressive

adjective

di·gres·sive dī-ˈgre-siv

də-

Synonyms of digressive next

: characterized by digressions

a digressive talk

digressively adverb

digressiveness noun

Examples of digressive in a Sentence

a digressive lecture on current events around the world

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Trump himself has felt obliged to address his digressive rambling. —

Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 And indeed, Cornejo Villavicencio’s fluid, digressive prose shines brightest when Catalina’s theatrical self-presentation takes center stage. —

Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2024 Wong, 52, is blunt but happily digressive, playful but quite serious. —

Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 The animated brothers are rarely without weed for long, and their surreal adventures through gentrifying Brooklyn are filled with digressive side quests that maintain a stoner’s perfectly loopy internal logic. —

Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for digressive