tangential
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8.1
- adjective
- /tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/
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periférico
- The speaker's comments were tangential, only loosely related to the main argument of the debate.
- tangential discussion
- tangential to the main
- tangential role
But it's going to be, it'll be tangential, still related.
- But it's going to be, it'll be tangential, still related.
- I mean, this is all a tangential yet very insightful rabbit trail here.
- It's confusing when it's tangential because it's not a response to the issue at hand.
- OK, now people think that means don't swear and it sort of means that that's one of its like tangential meanings.
- I don't think maybe it's tangential, but you said that you spent two years with the, the far, the Christian right.
- I'll, I'll make a tangential statement, which I think might be controversial, or at least people who disagree with it.
- Well, so it's really sort of tangential, tangential to what we do.
- This is slightly tangential of of when we went to Carl Ode Olsen.
- And this is my only tangential bit of consumption apart from your work that I've had into this world.
- So I like, I think tangential words that I hear is influence, agency, being able to direct control.
Examples
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The discussion about scorekeeping is tangential to the original request for a policy change.
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A more complete description is tangential to the focus of this essay.
Academic text (2016) -
Well, so it's really sort of tangential, tangential to what we do.
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It's confusing when it's tangential because it's not a response to the issue at hand.
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I cannot see a scenario where this has even the most tangential effect during this election cycle.
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So it's somewhat tangential to what we've been talking about.
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It's quite interesting and it's tangential to this current discussion on forecasts.
Blog text (6) -
Numerous chapters have titles that, while not completely unrelated, are tangential to their subject matter.
Academic text (1999) -
Frequently, the discussion strayed into areas tangential, at best, to the announced topic.
Academic text (1993) -
Anthony and WUWT are helping tremendously today by introducing this thread, tangential yet essential.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
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6.5
Not as important as the main point
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8.1
Tending to move away from the main subject and talk about other things
Antonyms
How Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tangential keeps the same idea of 'touching' but in speech or thought: a tangential remark only 'touches' the main topic briefly and is not closely connected.