digressionaryadj.
/dɪˈɡrɛʃənəri/ Of the nature of a digression.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > discursive or digressive
digressinga1535
exorbitant1534
discursive1598
solute1605
digressive?1611
excursive1673
rimble-ramble1690
land-loping1694
digressionary1741
parenthetic1782
uncentral1782
digressional1785
parenthetical1814
discursative1819
discursory1830
episodic1867
winding1887
1741 Betterton's Eng. Stage 4 A..short digressionary History of the Fate and Fortunes of the most considerable Actresses.
1859 C. J. Lever Davenport Dunn i All this is, however, purely digressionary.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
adj.1741