digressive
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of digressive
From the Latin word dīgressīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See digress, -ive
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The long, digressive rural idyll “NN” follows a sophisticated city dweller’s return to the village of his childhood country house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The photography is occasionally dazzling—a standout sequence is a series of time-lapse images providing views of the movements of the stars over Africa—but Mr. Herzog is primarily a storyteller, albeit a digressive one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Lily Tomlin, Parton’s “9 to 5” co-star, gave a delightful, digressive introduction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
Reporting on this impact is far more helpful than digressive debates over the exact meaning of the word "fascist."
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
The Lettre sur les sourds et muets, however, is substantially a digressive examination of some points in aesthetics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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