1. tending to wander away from the main topic or subject

Examples

• The professor’s digressive lecture covered everything from ancient Rome to modern politics.
• Her digressive writing style made it difficult to follow her main argument.
• The author’s digressive tendencies led to many interesting but irrelevant anecdotes.
• His digressive speech wandered from topic to topic without clear connections.
• The novel’s digressive chapters slowed down the main plot considerably.
• She gave a digressive response that never actually answered the question.