1. of, relating to, or characterized by digression; tending to depart from the main subject or course
Usage: formal; less common than 'digressive'

Examples

• The professor's digressionary remarks often led the lecture far from the original topic.
• Her writing style, though engaging, was somewhat digressionary and hard to follow.
• The novel's digressionary passages provided interesting background but slowed the plot.
• He made a digressionary comment about his childhood before returning to the main argument.
• The speaker's digressionary tendency meant the presentation ran twenty minutes over schedule.