Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a rambling manner.

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  • adverb In a rambling manner.

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  • adverb In a rambling manner

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  • adverb in a rambling manner

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Examples

  • She is often confused and talks ramblingly about the young men in the portraits as if they are alive, then shouts at her daughter to bring tea.

    Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

  • At the austere headquarters of the Scottish TUC, around 25 people show up to hear Burnham talk, somewhat ramblingly, about his quest to somehow rebuild a broken, confused party "from the bottom up".

    Labour leadership: The contenders 2010

  • The real difficulty is that, for all its weird and wonderful action, Le Morte d'Arthur is as muddled, ramblingly repetitive and inconsistent as a dream.

    The Death of King Arthur by Peter Ackroyd – review Adam Thorpe 2010

  • Wertheimer ramblingly admitted to feeling more fear -- sad all way around.

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2006

  • I speculate -- even more ramblingly than usual -- about the possibility that young, pretty people are over-represented in today's sitcoms.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2006

  • I speculate -- even more ramblingly than usual -- about the possibility that young, pretty people are over-represented in today's sitcoms.

    Placeholdin' Jaime J. Weinman 2006

  • As we stuff our faces we talk ramblingly about the politics of scientific funding especially ecology versus molecular biology, with ecology getting short shrift and about the sociopolitical challenge of conserving biological diversity.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • As we stuff our faces we talk ramblingly about the politics of scientific funding especially ecology versus molecular biology, with ecology getting short shrift and about the sociopolitical challenge of conserving biological diversity.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • He himself talked merrily, ramblingly, and on the whole, discounting a few reticences, truthfully.

    A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969

  • In the drawing-room someone was playing softly and ramblingly on the piano.

    Crome Yellow Aldous Huxley 1928

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