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English
Etymology
digress + -ive
Pronunciation
Adjective
digressive (comparative more digressive, superlative most digressive)
- Marked by digression; rambling
- Being a digression; off-topic
1987 April 25, Felice Picano, “The Truth About "Violet Quill"”, in Gay Community News, page 4:I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar or Violet Quill Club. The latest example of this is an unmotivated, digressive swipe at the Violet Quill (VQ) in T.R. Witomiski's reply letter to various critics in GCN.
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marked by digression; rambling
French
Adjective
digressive
- feminine singular of digressif
Italian
Adjective
digressive
- feminine plural of digressivo
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