digressively
Straying from point
In a manner that strays from the main topic or line of argument.
Someone who writes or speaks digressively wanders into tangents, side observations, and related but secondary matters: The professor lectured digressively, touching on his childhood, his cat, and three unrelated anecdotes before returning to the syllabus.
Brief theatrical digression
- parentheticalSet off by punctuation
- tangentLine touching curve once
- excursusExtended tangential passage
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
deviation · sidetrack · detour · diversion · departure · footnote · interpolation · interjection
Speaking in circles
- periphrasticExpressed through excess words
- indirectNot straight or immediate
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
meandering · circuitous · elliptical · long-winded · verbose · prolix · wordy · discursive
Spread irregularly about
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
incoherent · disjointed · haphazard · loose · unstructured · erratic · aimless · unsystematic
aside
Brief theatrical digression
- parentheticalSet off by punctuation
- tangentLine touching curve once
- excursusExtended tangential passage
tangential · deviation · sidetrack · detour · diversion · departure · footnote · interpolation · interjection · sidebar
circumlocutory
Speaking in circles
- periphrasticExpressed through excess words
- indirectNot straight or immediate
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
roundabout · meandering · circuitous · elliptical · long-winded · verbose · prolix · wordy · discursive · diffuse
scattered
Spread irregularly about
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- nonlinearNot in sequence
fragmented · incoherent · disjointed · haphazard · loose · unstructured · erratic · aimless · unsystematic · disconnected
digressivelydirectly
Without intermediary steps
straightforwardly · on-point · to the point · concisely · succinctly