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Adjective
▲
Digressing from subject to subject
digressive
meandering
rambling
wandering
diffuse
maundering
roundabout
long-winded
prolix
circuitous
desultory
lengthy
circumlocutory
digressional
digressionary
excursive
leaping
long
loose
periphrastic
verbose
wordy
ambagious
logorrhoeic
pleonastic
waffly
broad
conversational
deviating
erratic
free
informal
musing
roaming
roving
spreading
hinted at
communicative
chattering
forthcoming
glib
motormouthed
blabby
vocal
loose-lipped
gossiping
chattery
fluent
expressive
articulate
open
outgoing
eloquent
able to talk the hind legs off a donkey
informative
unreserved
marathon
slick
smooth
lingering
sustained
time-consuming
gibbering
slow
full of hot air
alliterative
reiterating
uninhibited
having kissed the blarney stone
conversable
demonstrative
gaseous
loudmouthed
silver-tongued
spun-out
rattling
outspoken
enduring
motormouth
dragged-out
lasting
great
seemingly endless
delayed
having kissed the Blarney Stone
intimate
running
empty
oratorical
boastful
over-talkative
disquisitional
frank
noisy
drivellous
plainspoken
communicable
enlightening
unrestrained
uncalled-for
reiterative
inelegant
unneeded
unnecessary
excessively communicative
cooperative
helpful
obliging
candid
bigmouthed
vociferous
newsy
tonguey
loose-tongued
blabbermouth
yakkity
wind-bag
yakky
free-spoken
spontaneous
personal
multieloquent
relaxed
running on
flap jaw
rhapsodic
lyrical
familiar
everyday
ordinary
spoken
windbag
running on at the mouth
blessed with the gift of the gab
long-lived
far
long-lasting
long-term
perissological
overextended
tardy
late
boundless
dilatory
limitless
never-ending
for ages
forever and a day
without end
big mouthed
all jaw
drawn out
stretched out
remote
stretching
far-off
stretched
extensive
towering
tall
deep
stretch
expanded
lanky
outstretched
gangling
enlarged
strung out
rangy
distant
lofty
faraway
stringy
continued
high
far-reaching
cogent
spread out
coherent
effortless
persuasive
illuminating
vivid
well-versed
natural
well-spoken
facile
smooth-spoken
complex
mellifluous
cursive
prompt
confident
mellifluent
smooth-tongued
quick
disputatious
self-assured
declamatory
assured
misleading
unstraightforward
confusing
tricky
deceptive
mazy
cunning
byzantine
involute
perverse
intricate
difficult
difficult to follow
more ❯
“The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.”
Adjective
▲
(of a style of speech or writing) Fluent and expansive
flowing
fluent
fluid
articulate
elegant
eloquent
expansive
“The more lengthy and discursive notes of the original forces give way to a short, punchy, military style, often devoid of emotion.”
Adjective
▲
Marked by interpretation
interpretative
illustrative
explicative
explicatory
expository
elucidative
explanatory
interpretive
exegetic
exegetical
explanative
illuminative
expositive
hermeneutic
analytical
instructive
annotative
elucidatory
informative
informing
enlightening
demonstrative
justifying
diagrammatic
graphic
allegorical
critical
declarative
expositional
guiding
revelatory
summary
supplementary
informational
hermeneutical
revealing
instructional
educative
edifying
expressive
educational
indicative
informatory
didactic
enunciatory
pictorial
evincive
delineative
telling
symbolic
emblematic
factual
characteristic
evocative
disquisitional
analytic
communicative
affirmative
positive
definite
commentative
newsy
forthcoming
investigative
exemplifying
scholarly
cultural
academic
tutorial
scholastic
rewarding
fluorescent
enriching
incandescent
luminescent
illuminated
representative
accompanying
typical
illustrational
useful
associated
introductory
comparative
illustratory
pictoric
specifying
corroborative
sample
declaratory
metaphoric
imagistic
iconographic
figurative
reflective
denotative
exhibitive
doctrinal
preceptive
heuristic
moralistic
improving
pedagogic
picturesque
vivid
cautionary
propaedeutic
homiletic
indicatory
denotive
suggestive
depictive
detailed
covering
denoting
symptomatic
connotative
striking
circumstantial
lively
classificatory
narrative
characterisingUK
extended
eloquent
characterizingUS
anecdotic
colourfulUK
imaginative
particularisedUK
designating
definitive
lifelike
colorfulUS
identifying
clear
particularizedUS
specific
true to life
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pertaining to reason or thinking
dianoetic
Adjective
▲
Vehement or impassioned in expression
declamatory
rhetorical
theatrical
bombastic
grandiloquent
high-flown
inflated
oratorical
pompous
bold
dramatic
elaborate
extravagant
florid
flowery
magniloquent
ornate
high-sounding
lofty
orotund
overblown
overripe
affected
fustian
highfalutin
overdone
overinflated
overwrought
pretentious
purple
turgid
aureate
euphuistic
Ossianic
stagy
tumid
arresting
booming
elocutionary
eloquent
fluent
formal
melodramatic
loquacious
garrulous
tedious
tautological
rambling
palaverous
circumlocutory
circuitous
repetitious
lengthy
gabby
logorrheic
talkative
tortuous
chatty
sesquipedalian
protracted
long
talky
ambagious
long-drawn-out
meandering
expansive
monumental
tiresome
vast
prolonged
overlong
babbling
prating
gushing
prattling
indirect
wandering
jabbering
digressive
big-mouthed
wittering
multiloquent
multiloquous
gobby
logorrhoeic
yacking
with the gift of the gab
self-righteous
curlicued
learned
over-the-top
superfluous
roundabout
wedding-cake
busy
gingerbread
swaggering
very elaborate
elegant
shallow
superficial
breezy
stodgy
iterative
prim
sententious
stuffy
ambitious
boring
wearisome
maundering
arty
overelaborate
high-wrought
decorative
garnished
rich
luscious
interminable
circumlocutionary
waffly
effervescent
fizzy
carbonated
sparkling
bubbly
overambitious
full of verbiage
highly decorated
OTT
reiterating
padded
over the top
empty
yakking
gossiping
chattering
tautologous
repeating
repetitive
gossipy
conversational
chattery
full of air
having kissed the Blarney stone
communicative
forthcoming
motormouthed
blabby
magnificent
tonguey
able to talk the hind legs off a donkey
flap jaw
loose-tongued
blabbermouth
having kissed the Blarney Stone
loose-lipped
motormouth
yakkity
running on at the mouth
prosy
wind-bag
yakky
splendid
stately
glorious
resplendent
awe-inspiring
superb
lavish
striking
palatial
august
opulent
plush
imperial
heroical
classy
massive
royal
gallant
proud
baronial
regal
luxurious
flash
swanky
unfathomable
cosmic
impenetrable
splashy
overwhelming
high-falutin'
high-flying
lordly
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection
incoherent
confused
disconnected
muddled
unintelligible
disjointed
disordered
unconnected
jumbled
rambling
wandering
incomprehensible
garbled
inarticulate
unclear
uncoordinated
illogical
mumbled
muttered
scrambled
wild
choppy
disorganisedUK
disorganizedUS
inconsistent
slurred
stammered
stammering
stuttered
stuttering
inchoate
breathless
desultory
discontinuous
discordant
dumb
faltering
incohesive
incongruous
maundering
puzzling
mixed up
hard to follow
all over the place
inexact
snarled
like a dog's breakfast
pell-mell
like a dog's dinner
hugger-mugger
mussy
littered
every which way
lacking definition
out of focus
unsure
low resolution
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge
encyclopaedicUK
encyclopedicUS
complete
comprehensive
full
exhaustive
in-depth
thorough
universal
all-embracing
all-inclusive
vast
wide-ranging
all-encompassing
compendious
thoroughgoing
all-in
broad-based
broad-gauge
broad-gauged
broad-ranging
cover-all
cross-disciplinary
cyclopedic
embracive
global
inclusive
interdisciplinary
multidisciplinary
omnibus
panoramic
broad
catholic
encyclopaedical
encyclopedical
extensive
general
thorough-going
wall-to-wall
widespread
across the board
deep
profound
all-round
unlimited
worldwide
all-around
outright
common
extended
large-scale
utter
pervasive
unqualified
indiscriminate
painstaking
unrestricted
rangy
meticulous
full-blown
intensive
far-flung
generic
minute
gross
undivided
unbroken
international
careful
broad-brush
categorical
regular
unabridged
unmitigated
particular
consummate
prevalent
ecumenical
unconditional
elaborate
rigorous
pandemic
aggregate
pure
uncut
scrupulous
blow-by-blow
specific
ubiquitous
rampant
major
undiminished
predominant
popular
particularizedUS
downright
collective
serious
mass
omnipresent
exact
full-dress
definite
circumstantial
arrant
maximal
sheer
whole-hog
concentrated
categoric
integrated
large
fair
straight-out
dreadful
rife
broad-spectrum
combined
diverse
varied
unimpaired
unblemished
severe
particularisedUK
significant
scopic
real
violent
right
itemizedUS
rank
proper
prevailing
extreme
unadulterated
faultless
cosmopolitan
stark
assiduous
unalloyed
plumb
flat
simple
planetary
liberal
customary
diffuse
usual
cosmic
company-wide
bodacious
blooming
abundant
precise
overwhelming
full-length
in one piece
accepted
composite
flat-out
explicit
copious
pervading
boundless
systematic
itemisedUK
nonspecific
cotton-picking
inescapable
positive
permeating
ruling
scopious
bird's-eye
astronomical
all
worldly
conscientious
outspread
royal
multifaceted
finished
seamless
far-ranging
sound
everywhere
unified
immense
full-on
stone
choate
panoptic
dead
intense
uncondensed
deadly
very
standard
undisputed
final
efficient
crashing
diversified
blank
all-over
conclusive
wide-reaching
epidemic
from A to Z
national
unreduced
supreme
expanded
replete
untouched
multinational
maximum
unabbreviated
methodical
vigorous
undamaged
main
principal
deep-dyed
full-fledged
fierce
unflawed
mixed
accurate
elaborated
majority
determined
plentiful
full-out
resolute
searching
great
seriatim
sedulous
unmarred
drastic
big
sizable
long
public
all-purpose
unrestrained
encompassing
unmarked
received
catchall
desperate
stringent
all-pervading
uninterrupted
draconian
forceful
heavy
veritable
generalisedUK
generalizedUS
protracted
uncompromising
whole enchilada
whole nine yards
one-size-fits-all
considerable
excessive
state
mainstream
considered
diligent
all over the place
surpassing
without exception
limitless
ordinary
established
inviolate
influential
mundane
stock
solid
conventional
versatile
through and through
full-bore
in circulation
dyed-in-the-wool
in vogue
right-down
soup to nuts
clocklike
tough
all the way
plenty
slam-bang
enlarged
balanced
resounding
unambiguous
emphatic
scenic
panned
unbounded
broadly-based
rich
profuse
lavish
systemwide
everything
widened
definitive
full-spectrum
plenipotentiary
one-to-one
life-size
true
thoroughpaced
sufficient
non-specific
non-sectarian
non-denominational
unifying
open
vague
spread
uneaten
continuous
bodywide
impeccable
unshortened
unspoiled
overdrawn
unselective
exaggerated
overstated
earnest
intercontinental
all in
unanimous
huge
satisfying
the word
personal
immediate
thoroughly
extensively
unmistaken
broad-minded
tolerant
unsectarian
unbigoted
wholistic
prize
basic
nonexclusive
latitudinous
plenteous
adequate
unconfined
technical
preponderate
no stone unturned
lengthy
rounded
world
key
central
primary
intricate
experienced
broad in content
including all members
including all categories
important
endless
ultimate
unequivocal
largest
consolidated
in detail
flexible
undogmatic
holistic
well-rounded
totalitarian
unreserved
massive
humongous
bulk
quantitative
whole-length
full-blooded
hook line and sinker
added
outstretched
exclusive
momentous
net
all-comprehensive
meaningful
substantial
unspecified
hazy
nebulous
obscure
relentless
on a large scale
advanced
ultra
iconoclastic
hefty
most
general-purpose
open-minded
world-wide
unspecialized
multiculti
unprejudiced
airtight
revolutionary
dedicated
expert
focusedUS
functional
all-in-one
quorate
firsthand
penetrating
direct
completed
accumulated
non-selective
organic
indivisible
celestial
empyrean
terrestrial
stellar
unexclusive
big picture
statewide
indeterminate
receptive
charitable
in quantity
in bulk
bulletproof
inveterate
blatant
life-changing
ambitious
unexpurgated
master
one-piece
essential
elemental
fully constituted
taken as a whole
all-together
catch-all
ubiquitary
overt
brazen
systemic
leaving no stone unturned
in the mass
inflatable
expanding
stretching
elastic
dilating
swelling
specializedUS
focussedUK
specialisedUK
weighty
consequential
purposeful
regional
special
intimate
wall to wall
barefaced
naked
flagrant
in toto
all together
with everything included
ball-of-wax
concerted
spacious
extendable
stretchy
voluminous
enlargeable
distending
root-and-branch
obvious
glaring
undiluted
shameless
top-to-bottom
corporate
collected
immoderate
harsh
marked
of moment
of significance
heterogeneous
current
all-encompassing all-embracing
first-hand
strenuous
demanding
all-absorbing
intensified
roomy
dilatant
spread-out
capacious
expansile
unsuppressed
sprawling
unrepressed
average
shared
orthodox
interstate
studious
of consequence
of great import
specially designed
communal
joint
wonted
close
cumulative
assembled
unscathed
many-sided
assorted
developed
set
in every respect
through-and-through
routine
flawless
uninjured
unharmed
all over the country
from Land's End to John O'Groats
unstinted
true-blue
existing
explosive
heavy-duty
vehement
excruciating
vicious
exquisite
fearsome
hard
ghastly
high-pressure
terrible
frightful
hellacious
blistering
furious
keen
acute
ferocious
almighty
fearful
miscellaneous
multifarious
enumerated
finicky
scatheless
unviolated
undefiled
vulgar
habitual
typical
natural
societal
commonplace
whole schmear
before tax
whole ball of wax
in sum
before deductions
whole shebang
optimum
unremitting
fashionable
heaped
amassed
piled
summative
authoritative
point-by-point
virgin
unhurt
piebald
raggle-taggle
ragtag
magpie
manifold
non-exclusive
motley
patchwork
kitchen-sink
promiscuous
selective
in force
middle-of-the-road
widely held
persistent
accelerated
fast
insistent
speeded-up
all-pervasive
very common
all-present
ever-present
present everywhere
commonest
unmutilated
together
unsevered
unspoilt
at length
dilettantish
recognizedUS
going
predominating
acknowledged
unsullied
pristine
operative
dominant
preponderating
multiform
mingled
indiscrete
imperforate
familiar
preponderant
by the numbers
in style
regnant
fundamental
in fashion
recognisedUK
steady
normal
scholarly
well researched
all in one piece
well reasoned
well informed
well argued
most usual
most frequent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or relating to nomads, whether
nomadic
itinerant
peripatetic
roaming
roving
vagrant
wandering
ambulant
ambulatory
errant
fugitive
galavanting
gallivanting
migrant
migratory
nomad
pastoral
perambulatory
peregrine
ranging
travellingUK
vagabond
wayfaring
ambling
drifting
erratic
floating
gypsy
itinerate
meandering
perambulant
prodigal
rambling
rootless
transient
travelingUS
unsettled
on the move
migrating
touring
journeying
homeless
displaced
voyaging
restless
jet-setting
on the wing
on the go
shifting
footloose
strolling
globetrotting
walking
of no fixed address
of no fixed abode
trekking
seasonal
driving
wayward
stray
flying
hiking
Romany
destitute
idle
fly-by-night
shiftless
afoot
traversing
down and out
lost
tzigane
didicoi
cruising
commuting
riding
refugee
expatriate
rubbernecking
globe-trotting
gadabout
Gypsy
constantly traveling
on tour
excursioning
immigrant
sweeping
spanning
extensive
widespread
covering
straggling
down-and-out
sauntering
mendicant
aimless
fancy-free
strayed
on foot
riding the rails
able-bodied
promenading
marching
motile
movable
advancing
kinetic
plantigrade
ambulate
digitigrade
strutting
jaunting
winding
going
unfixed
running
landloping
devious
deviating
planetary
straying
progressing
in motion
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
parenthetic
departing
detouring
differing
excursive
parenthetical
rambling
tangential
Adjective
▲
Occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals
episodic
irregular
intermittent
occasional
sporadic
fitful
spasmodic
periodic
anecdotal
aperiodic
casual
catchy
choppy
disconnected
discontinuous
erratic
rambling
scattered
spastic
spotty
uneven
unsteady
digressive
disjointed
patchy
wandering
incidental
intervallic
picaresque
roundabout
segmented
on and off
soap opera
in fits and starts
on again and off again
repetitive
continued
rolling
reoccurring
chain
bitty
persistent
incomplete
like clockwork
reiterative
entropic
chronic
sketchy
fractal
chaotic
disorganizedUS
non-stop
disorganisedUK
non-linear
perpetual
numerous
occurring often
on-again, off-again
troubled
repeating
happening at intervals
oft-repeated
oft repeated
dappled
variegated
mottled
speckled
multicolouredUK
loose
catch-as-catch-can
stray
unthinking
slapdash
mechanical
arbitrary
offhand
sparse
multicoloredUS
stopped
unfocused
orderless
helter-skelter
without purpose
rocky
explosive
stormy
tumultuous
tempestuous
roller-coaster
customary
commonplace
hindered
postponed
delayed
suspended
obstructed
discontinued
partial
quotidian
everyday
wayward
cut off
bumpy
in turmoil
unfixed
labile
full of upheavals
variational
partially
fractional
gradual
intermittently
fitfully
interfered with
cut short
broken off
held up
not constant
blowing hot and cold
full of conflict
piecemeal
incessant
many
familiar
endless
common
countless
profuse
reiterated
manifold
eternal
several
by degrees
at intervals
successive
lots of
millions of
loads of
a good many
heaps of
a great many
masses of
quite a lot of
thick
very many
iterated
dozens of
hundreds of
thousands of
quite a few
various
by fits and starts
stage by stage
little by little
step by step
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Friendly, open, and talkative
expansive
communicative
friendly
open
outgoing
affable
genial
sociable
talkative
unreserved
effusive
garrulous
loquacious
uninhibited
amiable
demonstrative
extroverted
forthcoming
free
chatty
conversational
easy
extrovert
voluble
warm
talky
effervescent
generous
gregarious
gushy
lavish
liberal
magnanimous
unconstrained
unrestrained
more ❯
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