rambly

English

Etymology

From ramble +‎ -y.

Adjective

rambly (comparative more rambly, superlative most rambly)

1. Tending to ramble, to wander aimlessly or to make meandering digressions.
   • 1947, Kenneth Hamlyn McConnel, Rex Hazlewood, Planning the Australian homestead, page 100:

     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; […]

   • 1988, U-M Computing News, volume 3, page 71:

     Is your writing wordy and rambly? Try these two new products and you may discover that you can be a better, faster writer than you think!

   • 2020 May 20, Christian Wolmar, “Clarity is required on social distancing and the railways”, in Rail, page 50:

     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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• marbly