meandering
meandering Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Following a winding, curving, or indirect course (especially of a river, road, or path).
"We followed a meandering trail through the valley until we reached the old stone bridge."
Proceeding without a clear direction, structure, or purpose (of speech, writing, or thought).
"The professor's meandering lecture touched on several interesting anecdotes but never addressed the main syllabus topic."
• noun
An aimless, winding, or indirect journey, course, or train of thought (usually used in the plural).
"His journal was filled with philosophical meanderings and sketches from his travels across Europe."
A winding curve, bend, or loop in the course of a river or stream.
"From the airplane window, the vast meanderings of the river were clearly visible across the floodplain."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'meander', which comes via Latin from the Ancient Greek 'Maiandros', the name of a river in western Anatolia (modern-day Büyük Menderes River in Turkey) famous in antiquity for its convoluted, winding course.