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Tangential
adjective
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Word Frequency:
1.6
Definitions
1.
adjective
Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
2.
adjective
Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
3.
adjective
Only indirectly related.
"That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us."
Synonyms
digressive
irrelevant
peripheral
miscellaneous
incidental
accessory
ancillary
tangent
shear
discursive
oblique
extraneous
Rhymes With
essential
consequential
inconsequential
potential
deferential
quintessential
influential
providential
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