tangential
adjectiveOnly slightly or indirectly related to the main subject.
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nounA departure from the main subject or line of thought.
digressive
adjectiveMoving away from the main subject into other topics.
Moving away from the main point
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peripheral
adjectiveAt the edge or less central to the main subject.
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