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Digress

  1. verb

    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

    Similar: stray, divagate, wander

  2. verb

    wander from a direct or straight course

    Similar: sidetrack, depart, straggle

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digressive · digressed · digressing

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