(ˈ)dī|gresiv, də̇ˈg-, -sēv also -səv adjective
Etymology: Latin digressivus, from digressus + -ivus -ive
1. : of the nature of a digression
a digressive chapter on a subject entirely different from that of the bulk of the book
2. : characterized by digressions
the book is amusingly digressive : there are satirical thrusts at women's fashions and some neatly turned couplets — E.H.Dewey
• di·gres·sive·ly -sə̇vlē, -li adverb
• di·gres·sive·ness ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷sivnə̇s, -sēv- also -səv- noun -es