Definition
digressionary
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by digression; tending to depart from the main subject or course
Usage: formal; less common than 'digressive'
Examples
- The professor's digressionary remarks often led the lecture far from the original topic.
- Her writing style, though engaging, was somewhat digressionary and hard to follow.
- The novel's digressionary passages provided interesting background but slowed the plot.
- He made a digressionary comment about his childhood before returning to the main argument.
- The speaker's digressionary tendency meant the presentation ran twenty minutes over schedule.