tangential
/tænˈdʒɛn.tʃəl//tænˈdʒɛn.ʃəl/
adjective
- 1
Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
- 2
Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
- 3
Only indirectly related.
“That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us.”
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