— tangentiality , n. — tangentially, tangentally , adv.
/tan jen"sheuhl/ , adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
2. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.
3. divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks.
4. tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.
Also, tangental /tan jen"tl/ .
[ 1620-30; TANGENT + -IAL ]