digressive

[dih-gres-iv, dahy-]

adjective

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

digressive

/ daɪˈɡrɛsɪv /

adjective

1. characterized by digression or tending to digress

Other Word Forms

• digressively adverb
• digressiveness noun
• undigressive adjective
• undigressively adverb
• undigressiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of digressive¹

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

Example Sentences

The dialogue is naturally digressive, sliding in just as much exposition as needed with a magician’s sleight of hand.

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Reporting on this impact is far more helpful than digressive debates over the exact meaning of the word "fascist."

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It’s more digressive than a sitcom, more serial than a sketch comedy.

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It’s only the surface of a far weirder, digressive production whose obsession is not with the real world but what is underneath.

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With a playful, digressive style, Moghaddam considers the layers of the hijab and the ways that a dress code both enables and disables self-expression.

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