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Digress
(gcide) | Digress \Di*gress"\, n.
Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Digress
(gcide) | Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
Grade.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
course of argument, in writing or speaking.
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Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
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In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
to digress into a particular definition as often as
a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.
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2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
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Thy abundant goodness shall excuse
This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.
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digress
(wn) | digress
v 1: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject
of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or
speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her
mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
[syn: digress, stray, divagate, wander]
2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: sidetrack,
depart, digress, straggle] |
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Digress
(gcide) | Digress \Di*gress"\, n.
Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
Grade.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
course of argument, in writing or speaking.
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Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
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In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
to digress into a particular definition as often as
a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.
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2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
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Thy abundant goodness shall excuse
This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.
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Digressed
(gcide) | Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
Grade.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
course of argument, in writing or speaking.
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Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
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In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
to digress into a particular definition as often as
a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.
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2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
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Thy abundant goodness shall excuse
This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.
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Digressing
(gcide) | Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
Grade.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
course of argument, in writing or speaking.
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Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
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In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
to digress into a particular definition as often as
a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.
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2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
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Thy abundant goodness shall excuse
This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.
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Digression
(gcide) | Digression \Di*gres"sion\, n. [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.]
1. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main
subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse
deviating from its main design or subject.
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The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by
the confidence that no man will read them. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression;
offense. [R.]
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Then my digression is so vile, so base,
That it will live engraven in my face. --Shak.
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3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun;
-- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]
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Digressional
(gcide) | Digressional \Di*gres"sion*al\, a.
Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression;
departing from the main purpose or subject. --T. Warton.
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Digressive
(gcide) | Digressive \Di*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. digressif.]
Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of
digression. --Johnson.
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Digressively
(gcide) | Digressively \Di*gress"ive*ly\, adv.
By way of digression.
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digression
(wn) | digression
n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn:
digression, aside, excursus, divagation,
parenthesis]
2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a
diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into
irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflection,
deflexion, divagation]
3: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression,
excursion] |
digressive
(wn) | digressive
adj 1: of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion
to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark" [syn:
digressive, tangential]
2: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main
point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly
digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among
other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive
remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that" [syn:
digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling] |
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