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di⋅gres⋅sive

[di-gres-iv, dahy-]
–adjective
tending to digress; departing from the main subject.

Origin:
1605–15; < L dīgressīvus. See digress, -ive


di⋅gres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
di⋅gres⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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di·gres·sive   (dī-grěs'ĭv, dĭ-)   
adj.  Characterized by digressions; rambling.
di·gres'sive·ly adv., di·gres'sive·ness n.
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