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digressive definition
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Overview of adj digressive The adj digressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. digressive, tangential -- (of superficial relevance if any "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark) 2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling -- ((of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that") Antonyms of adj digressive 2 senses of digressive Sense 1 digressive, tangential INDIRECT (VIA irrelevant) -> relevant Sense 2 digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling INDIRECT (VIA indirect) -> direct Similarity of adj digressive 2 senses of digressive Sense 1 digressive, tangential => irrelevant (vs. relevant) Sense 2 digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling => indirect (vs. direct) Attributes of adj digressive Familiarity of adj digressive digressive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj digressive digressive Overview of adj digressive The adj digressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. digressive, tangential -- (of superficial relevance if any "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark) 2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling -- ((of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that")
digressive definition
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