wanderingly
In meandering fashion
In a wandering manner—moving without fixed direction or drifting in attention.
The word appears in literary contexts to describe physical movement She walked wanderingly through the old neighborhood or mental distraction His eyes moved wanderingly across the page, not really reading.
Moving without purpose
- purposelessLacking aim or intention
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- strayingDeparting from course
- undirectedLacking aim or guidance
adrift · rambling · unfocused · desultory · haphazard · errant · wayward · listless
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- twistingRotating with distortion
- snakingMoving in curves
sinuous · roundabout · circuitous · tortuous · labyrinthine · convoluted · digressive · deviating
Nervously unable to settle
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
discontented · impatient · antsy · distracted · unfocused · disquieted · perturbed · troubled
Moving for work
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- peripateticGiven to wandering about
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- transientTemporary, soon departing
roving · unsettled · rootless · traveling · footloose · wayfaring · drifter · journeying
Act of finding something
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- exploringTraveling to learn firsthand
- questSeeking journey for something
journey · trek · roving · seeking · searching · pioneering · scouting · trailblazing
drifting
Moving without purpose
- purposelessLacking aim or intention
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- strayingDeparting from course
undirected · adrift · rambling · unfocused · desultory · haphazard · errant · wayward · listless · idle
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- twistingRotating with distortion
snaking · sinuous · roundabout · circuitous · tortuous · labyrinthine · convoluted · digressive · deviating · indirect
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
uneasy · discontented · impatient · antsy · distracted · unfocused · disquieted · perturbed · troubled · searching
itinerant
Moving for work
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- peripateticGiven to wandering about
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
transient · roving · unsettled · rootless · traveling · footloose · wayfaring · drifter · journeying · pilgrim
discovery
Act of finding something
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- exploringTraveling to learn firsthand
quest · journey · trek · roving · seeking · searching · pioneering · scouting · trailblazing · venturing
wanderinglydirectly
Without intermediary steps
purposefully · deliberately · straightforwardly · intentionally · determinedly
wanderinglyfixedly
Without movement or change
attentively · steadily · intently · steadfastly · unwaveringly
- wandering offDeparting aimlessly, unnoticed
- wandering eyeTendency to ogle others
- wandering aimlesslyMoving without purpose or goal
- wandering thoughtsUnfocused mental meandering
- wandering soulRestless, rootless person
- wandering monk