Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digressive

/daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: di-gres-sive
IPA: /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by digression; rambling

adj

Being a digression; off-topic

Example Sentences

"I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar ^([sic]) or Violet Quill Club. The latest example of this is an unmotivated, digressive swipe at the Violet Quill (VQ) in T.R. Witomiski's reply letter to various critics in GCN."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dīgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dīgressus Latin dīgressumder. English digress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English digressive From digress + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more digressive (comparative) most digressive (superlative)

Derived Forms

digressively digressiveness

Frequently Paired Words

digress digression

Synonyms

discursive excursive rambling tangential

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

How do you pronounce digressive?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/.
What does digressive mean?: Marked by digression; rambling
Where does digressive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dīgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dīgressus Latin dīgressumder. English digress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English digressive From digress + -ive.

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