ALL meanings of tangentally
tan·gen·tial
T t - adjective tangentally pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent. 1
- adjective tangentally merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information. 1
- adjective tangentally divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks. 1
- adjective tangentally tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely. 1