11
parenthetical(adjective, approach, digressive)
9
incidental(adjective, subordinate)
7
extrinsic(adjective, subordinate)
4
secondary
3
episodic
3
explanatory(adjective, subordinate)
3
incident
3
inserted
3
intercalary
3
interjectional
3
intervening
2
discursive(adjective, approach, digressive)
2
excursive(adjective, approach, digressive)
2
extraneous
2
rambling(adjective, approach, digressive)
2
tangential(adjective, approach, digressive)
1
accidental
1
adrift
1
beside the mark(expression, idiom)
1
beside the point(expression, idiom)
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