Meaning & use
digressive
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Tending to depart from the main subject in speech or writing.
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The professor's digressive lectures often wandered far from the syllabus.
Her digressive storytelling style charmed some readers and frustrated others.
A note on using this word
From 'digress', Latin 'digredi', meaning to step away; common in literary criticism describing narrative style.
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