tangential

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But I have to get something off my chest, although it's tangential to this post.

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Quick take

of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

adjective

of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tangential.

adjective

of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

adjective

of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; "tangential forces"

Example sentences

But I have to get something off my chest, although it's tangential to this post.

If there are tangential real world benefits to be gained by attempting a "perfect" score, then you can expect a lot more game playing wrt scores and exams.

One only hopes they'll reply to mass consumers using their competition, even if it is merely tangential competition for the most part.

An important, but tangential point to note is that unlike the US, college education in India does not allow for a student to independently chose his/her major.

This is a tangential question, but how do front-end people feel about the constant change in the field?I worked in the front-end and followed the trends for years and have found the changes difficult to follow.

The only tangential relationship IP has to property is that one person uses force, namely, the government, to prevent others from using "their" idea for economic gain.

This is completely tangential and I'm not sure if this is off-topic enough to be considered breaking the rules, but you are by far my favorite commenter on HN, and perhaps even the internet.

I understand this is a bit tangential to your point, but bear with me...Now, when you look at the way the US justice system actually does things, you get this perception of arbitrariness or even randomness.