RAMBLINGLY
discursively, ramblingly
(adverb) in a rambling manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ramblingly (comparative more ramblingly, superlative most ramblingly)
In a rambling manner.
He talked on, ramblingly, with an effort at unconcern […]
Source: Wiktionary
Ram"bling*ly, adv.
Definition: In a rambling manner.
RAMBLING
Ram"bling, a.
Definition: Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or
building.
RAMBLE
Ram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling.]
Etym: [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]
1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any
determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to
rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the
world.
He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his
liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind
Locke.
2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
Syn.
– To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
Ram"ble, n.
1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate
business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift.
2. Etym: [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining)
Definition: A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition