Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rambly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: ram-bly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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; […]"
"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!"
"Boris Johnson's speech to the nation on Sunday May 10 was rambly, incoherent, and he failed dismally in his attempt to sound Churchillian."

Etymology

From ramble + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ramble

Inflected Forms

more rambly (comparative) most rambly (superlative)

Questions

What does rambly mean?: Tending to ramble, to wander aimlessly or to make meandering digressions.
Where does rambly come from?: From ramble + -y.

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