digressive

• They were simply digressive, which was to be expected, as elation befogs one's “goal idea.” Though these epistolary monstrosities were launched, few reached those to whom they were addressed; for my conservator had wisely ordered that my literary output be sent in bulk to him. —  A Mind That Found Itself
• They also tend to be digressive, frequently wandering off topic, as someone responds to a side point made in a previous comment, and that side point then becomes the focus of debate, and the process repeats itself. —  Touchstone Magazine - Mere Comments
• Heaven Misplaced also has a rather digressive, disorganised, torrential organisation - chapters leaking every which way, making irrelevant points, or too many points, or impertinent points - which makes me suspect, alongside all these issues, that it is a touched-up transcript of a talk or lecture series. —  THE MONARCHIST
• But that kind of digressive storytelling makes me wonder if "Mad Men" will ever truly be a crossover hit - something that rises above, say, 2 or 3 million viewers.
• "My Winnipeg is overloaded and digressive - it comes with the territory - but it's also grounded in a place, Maddin's Manitoban hometown, and it's painfully engrossing." —  GreenCine Daily

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