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   tangential

   /tanˈdʒɛn(t)ʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or along a tangent: "a tangential line"
   • 2. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: "tangential thoughts"
   • ▪ hardly touching a matter; peripheral: "the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life"

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

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   • G

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   • E

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   • N

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   • T

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   • I

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