Syntaxiom

digressively

/daɪɡɹˈɛsɪvli/ adv

In a digressive fashion.

Word Origin From Latin dis- 'apart' and gradi 'to step' — literally 'stepping away.' To digress is to step aside from the main topic. Digressively means in a manner that wanders off. The same root gradi gives us progress (step forward), regress (step back), and gradual (step by step).

adv In a digressive fashion.

The professor spoke digressively, often straying from the main topic.

(副词) 离题地；跑题地

教授讲话离题，经常偏离主题。

(adverbio) De manera digresiva.

El profesor habló de manera digresiva, desviándose a menudo del tema principal.

(adverbe) de manière digressive; en digressant; par digressions [De manière digressive ; en s'écartant du sujet principal par des digressions.]

Le professeur parlait de façon digressive, s'éloignant souvent du sujet principal.

(Adverb) abschweifend; vom Thema abkommend [Auf eine Weise, die vom Hauptthema abschweift oder Abschweifungen enthält.]

Der Professor sprach **digressively** und verlor sich oft in Nebenthemen.

(副詞) 本題からそれながら、脱線ぎみに

教授は脱線しながら話し、たびたび本題から離れた。

(advérbio) digressivamente [De maneira digressiva.]

O professor falou de forma digressiva, frequentemente se desviando do tema principal.

Synonyms: discursively ramblingly tangentially deviatingly divergently wanderingly circuitously diffusely Antonyms: directly straightforwardly concisely succinctly
Word parts: di + gress + ive + ly

Related words

digression gradual graduate gradient aggressive progressive transgression regression progression

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