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rambly

adj

Etymology

From ramble + -y.

  1. derived from ramen — “to roam, ramble”
  2. inherited from *ramlen✻
  3. suffixed as rambly — “ramble + y”

Definitions

  1. Tending to ramble, to wander aimlessly or to make meandering digressions.

    • But the mere mention of garden design is anathema to many people; they love a "rambly" garden. Such a garden is based on rambly ideas. This shrub would "look well" here; a bed of roses would "be just the thing" there; […]
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    • Boris Johnson's speech to the nation on Sunday May 10 was rambly, incoherent, and he failed dismally in his attempt to sound Churchillian.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA