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tangential
What does tangential mean?
tangential (adjective): of superficial relevance if any.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tangential in a sentence?
- A tangential remark. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tangential?
/tænˈdʒɛntʃəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tangential come from?
From tangent + -ial.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “tangential” mean?
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Not quite: that's what ironic means.
tending to vary often or widely
Not quite: that's what volatile means.
of superficial relevance if any
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rigid; hard to bend; inflexible
Not quite: that's what stiff means.
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