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Tangential

adjective
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveReferring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
2.adjectiveMerely touching, positioned as a tangent.
3.adjectiveOnly indirectly related.
"That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us."

Synonyms

digressiveirrelevantperipheralmiscellaneousincidentalaccessoryancillarytangentsheardiscursiveobliqueextraneous

Rhymes With

essentialconsequentialinconsequentialpotentialdeferentialquintessentialinfluentialprovidential
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