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digressive

American  
[dih-gres-iv, dahy-] / dɪˈgrɛs ɪv, daɪ- /

adjective

  1. tending to digress; departing from the main subject.

digressive British  
/ daɪˈɡrɛsɪv /

adjective

  1. characterized by digression or tending to digress

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Origin of digressive

From the Latin word dīgressīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See digress, -ive

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So far back as 1859 the egregious Chadwick nibbled at this theory in his Life and Times of Daniel Defoe, with Remarks Digressive and Discursive.

From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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