ramblingly
- adverb
- /ˈræmbəlɪŋli/
:
divagando
- The professor spoke ramblingly about several unrelated topics before addressing the main question.
Examples
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Don't talk ramblingly!
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During the interview, he answered ramblingly, making it hard to follow his train of thought.
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Her letter was written ramblingly, jumping from one memory to another without much structure.
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She spoke ramblingly about her childhood.
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The speaker's presentation was ramblingly disorganized, making it hard for the audience to follow his main points.
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She spoke ramblingly about her travels, often going off on tangents that had nothing to do with her trip.
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During our conversation, he answered questions ramblingly, touching on unrelated topics instead of staying on track.
Synonyms
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3.7
Without a clear purpose, direction, or plan
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6.7
In a way that is not clear or logical
In a way that moves from topic to topic when someone speaks or writes
To speak or write using too many words so people lose interest
Using more words than needed makes speech or writing feel long
In a vague and unclear way
Antonyms
How Rambling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ramblingly comes from ramble, which meant 'to wander' or 'to walk without a straight path' and is like the simpler word amble ('to walk slowly'). So, to speak ramblingly is to let your words 'wander' with no clear direction.