单词	digressive
释义	digressive adjective di·​gres·​sive dī-ˈgre-siv  də- : characterized by digressions a digressive talk digressively adverb digressiveness noun Synonyms desultory digressional digressionary discursive excursive leaping maundering meandering rambling wandering See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a digressive lecture on current events around the world Recent Examples on the Web There are a lot of amazing books about the Troubles, but many of them are impenetrable because there’s a highly digressive style of telling stories about the Troubles. Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 18 July 2022 Her novel is digressive without feeling showy, sombre yet never maudlin. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022 Through all of this, Carmichael’s in complete control of his digressive mind. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Its narrator is typical and its digressive structure representative. Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Both direct and digressive, Heti overlays ethical arguments on the narrative of Mira’s life, which is less interesting than the aims of this book. Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022 The narrator, erudite and engagingly digressive, likens the Lydis effort to Alexander Gilchrist’s biography of William Blake, and recounts the exploits of an apparently fictional medium named Rogelio Nori. Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 Once Elon settles into the retreat center, the novel changes gears, becomes more digressive and slips into a pattern. John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022 Where the letters in the book are searching and digressive, written without expectation of an answer, the interview is a formal, real-time exchange. Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1611, in the meaning defined above digressive adjective as in rambling passing from one topic to another a digressive lecture on current events around the world Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rambling meandering discursive wandering indirect excursive maundering desultory leaping digressional digressionary circuitous roundabout deviating devious Antonyms & Near Antonyms coherent logical consistent straightforward direct focused undeviating focussed See More
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