(adj) (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects, Syn.rambling, excursive, discursive
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Digressive \Di*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. digressif.]
Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of
digression. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
digressive
adj 1: of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion
to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" [syn:
{digressive}, {tangential}]
2: (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" [syn:
{digressive}, {discursive}, {excursive}, {rambling}]
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