tangentially

Only slightly connected

Tangentially means at an angle rather than directly, or only slightly connected to the main subject.

In geometry, a tangent line touches a curve at exactly one point without crossing it.

Figuratively, something mentioned tangentially relates only loosely to the topic at hand: He tangentially referenced the scandal but didn't dwell on it.

To go off on a tangent is to veer away from the main discussion.

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Connected by blood or nature

indirectNot straight or immediate
peripheralExternal computer add-on
marginallyTo a minor extent

incidentally · secondarily · ancillary · subsidiary · obliquely · loosely · distantly · remotely · vaguely · slightly

irrelevant

beside the point

Unrelated to the matter

off-topicUnrelated to discussion
unrelatedHaving no link
extraneousNot pertinent or essential

inconsequential · immaterial · incidental · nonessential · superfluous · disconnected · inapplicable · neither here nor there · off the subject · parenthetically

divergent

digress

Stray from the topic

deviateTurn from course
veerChange course suddenly
strayWander from course

wander · meander · drift · depart · branch off · sidetrack · ramble · detour · diverge · deflect

tangentially

related

beside the point

digress

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