Word of the day
tangential
1. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic
“tangential thoughts”
2. hardly touching a matter; peripheral
“the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life”
adjective
/tænˈdʒɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/
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"The boss's tangential notes during the meeting were _____ and led to a very disperse session."
Select three words related to tangential
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- principal
- irrelevant
- fundamental
- unrelated
- extrinsic
- central
Choose the phrase that uses tangential correctly
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Find a word related to tangential
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