tangential
adjective
1 tangential
Of superficial relevance if any:
— A tangential remark.
synonym: digressive.
Roget 199: contiguous; touching etc. v.; in contact etc. n.; conterminous, end to end, osculatory; pertingent†; tangential. hand to hand; ... show more
2 tangential
Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent.
Moby thesaurus: approaching, asymptotic, brushing, centripetal, centrolineal, concurrent, confluent, confocal, connivent, contacting, contingent, converging, digressive, divergent, extraneous, focal, glancing, grazing, impingent, impinging ... show more.
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