meanderingly
In winding fashion
In a wandering, indirect manner—taking a winding path rather than proceeding straight to the point.
The word applies to physical movement, speech, or thought: She spoke meanderingly about her childhood, The river flows meanderingly through the valley.
Like the Meander River of ancient Turkey, from which the word derives, it suggests leisurely curves rather than purposeful direction.
Rotating with distortion
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- curvingBending in arc
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- snakingMoving in curves
looping · undulating · tortuous · convoluted · zigzagging · labyrinthine · curvilinear · flexuous
Traveling with no fixed course
- amblingWalking without urgency
- strollingWalking at ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
- driftingMoving without purpose
roaming · aimlessly · leisurely · unhurried · idly · languidly · lazily · casually
Tending to stray topically
- discursiveTending to wander topically
- circumlocutorySpeaking in circles
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
- periphrasticExpressed through excess words
long-winded · verbose · prolix · roundabout · maundering · anecdotal · desultory · loquacious
twisting
Rotating with distortion
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- curvingBending in arc
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
snaking · looping · undulating · tortuous · convoluted · zigzagging · labyrinthine · curvilinear · flexuous · coiling
wandering
Traveling with no fixed course
- amblingWalking without urgency
- strollingWalking at ease
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
drifting · roaming · aimlessly · leisurely · unhurried · idly · languidly · lazily · casually · slowly
digressive
Tending to stray topically
- discursiveTending to wander topically
- circumlocutorySpeaking in circles
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
periphrastic · long-winded · verbose · prolix · roundabout · maundering · anecdotal · desultory · loquacious · garrulous
meanderinglydirectly
Without intermediary steps
straightforwardly · straight · in a straight line · linearly · as the crow flies
meanderinglydirectly
Without intermediary steps
straightforwardly · concisely · succinctly · tersely · pointedly
meanderinglypurposefully
With conscious intention
deliberately · determinedly · decisively · single-mindedly · resolutely
- meandering pathRoute with many curves
- meandering riverCurving watercourse with bends
- meandering streamWatercourse with many bends