English

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Etymology

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digression +‎ -al

Adjective

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digressional (comparative more digressional, superlative most digressional)

  1. Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
    • 1785, Thomas Warton, Poems Upon Several Occasions: English, Italian, and Latin by John Milton:
      Milton has judiciously avoided Fletcher's digressional ornaments

References

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digressional”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.