adjective
- Of e. G. Speech and writing. ( tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects)
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: digressive, discursive, rambling
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