digressive (s)
discursive (s)
excursive (s)
rambling (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
examples amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
a rambling discursive book
his excursive remarks
a rambling speech about this and that
Outgoing links
Similar to indirect
Derivationally related form discursive → discursiveness
Derivationally related form digressive → digress
Incoming links
Similar to indirect
Derived from adjective discursively → discursive
Derivationally related form discursiveness → discursive
Derivationally related form digress → digressive

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