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digressive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dīgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dīgressus Latin dīgressumder. English digress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English digressive From digress + -ive.

Meanings

1. Marked by digression; rambling
2. Being a digression; off-topic
   • I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar ^([sic]) 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. 1987 April 25, Felice Picano, “The Truth About "Violet Quill"”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

Forms

Deriveds

digressively · digressiveness

Relateds

digression · digress

Translations (8)

hu elkalandozó (marked by digression; rambling) · ro digresiv (marked by digression; rambling) · de abschweifend (marked by digression; rambling) · tl maliklik (marked by digression; rambling) · it digressivo (marked by digression; rambling) · es divagatorio (marked by digression; rambling) · es digresivo (marked by digression; rambling) · hu csapongó (marked by digression; rambling)