digressive Definition
di·gres·sive (--gres′iv)
adjective
digressing or given to digression
digressive Related Forms
di·gres′·sively adverb
di·gres′·sive·ness noun
digressive Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
discourse: The former is manifested in concise, single-issue, empirically-based argument, and the latter in elaborate, digressive, abstraction-based discourse.
Modifying Another Word
essentially: The narrative structure is essentially digressive, building the characters through vignettes that weave together fragments, marginal notes, and asides.
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