Entry Word: rambling

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 passing from one topic to another <I listened patiently to Mrs. Parsifalʼs rambling reminiscences, though I had no idea who “Dorothy” and “the stepson” were> — see discursive
2 using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea <the new minister gives rambling sermons that, if they have a point, are lost on the congregation, which invariably falls asleep> — see wordy