Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Tangential

tan.GEN.tial

def:  touching lightly [upon the main subject]; of little relevance [to the main point]

syn:  digressive, incidental, peripheral

ex:  My conversation about MRA Risk Certification with Jason was tangential to the main subject of job satisfaction, yet it was still an important part of our discussion.

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