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digressive.

Marked by digression; rambling

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/UK
  1. Marked by digression; rambling

  2. Being a digression; off-topic

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dīgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dīgressus Latin dīgressumder. English digress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English digressive From digress + -ive.

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