"digressingly" meaning in English

See digressingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From digressing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|digressing|ly}} digressing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} digressingly (not comparable)
  1. By way of digression. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-digressingly-en-adv--8uqpMge Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2013, Jim Lanier, Beyond Ophir",
          "text": "Incidentally (and digressingly), the word “wreck” has a certain singular significance in mushing circles, if you've been around the game as long as I have.",
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