| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. By way of digression.[Websters]
2. In an irrelevant or inconsequent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective digressive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (digressive) | 1. Of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week".[Wordnet]. 2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things".[Wordnet]. 3. Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.[Websters]. 4. Being discursive, desultory or disjointed.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being episodic or incidental.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb digressively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIGRESSIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIGRESSIVELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] By way of digression. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
