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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•gres•sive (di gres′iv, dī-),USA pronunciation adj. - tending to digress;
departing from the main subject.
- Latin dīgressīvus. See digress, -ive
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: digressive /daɪˈɡrɛsɪv/ adj - characterized by digression or tending to digress
diˈgressively adv diˈgressiveness n di•gress /dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to wander away from the main topic:Let me digress for a moment and tell you a short story.
di•gres•sion /dɪˈgrɛʃən, daɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]There's too much digression in your essay.[countable]a short digression from the topic. di•gres•sive, adj. See -gress-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•gress (di gres′, dī-),USA pronunciation v.i. - to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing;
depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. - [Archaic.]to turn aside.
- Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī to go off, depart, digress, equivalent. to dī- di-2 + -gredī, combining form of gradī to go; compare grade
- 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ramble, stray. See deviate.
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