15
discursive(adjective, dull, informal, approach, loose)
12
rambling(adjective, dull, approach, loose, unsettled)
11
excursive(adjective, informal, approach, unsettled, broad)
10
tangential(adjective, approach, tending, digressing)
7
diffuse(adjective, confused, pointless, wordy, prolix)
6
meandering(adjective, dull, loose, unsettled, wordy)
5
roundabout(adjective, diffuseness)
4
ambagious
4
circuitous
4
long-winded(adjective, dull, loose, confused, pointless)
4
prolix(adjective, dull, loose, confused, pointless)
4
verbose(adjective, dull, loose, wordy, prolix)
4
wandering(adjective, unsettled, meandering, disjointed, anecdotal)
4
wordy(adjective, dull, loose, confused, pointless)
3
circumlocutory(dull, loose, wordy, prolix, verbose)
3
desultory(adjective, confused, pointless, wandering, itinerant)
3
episodic(adjective, intermittent)
3
erratic(adjective, unsettled, meandering)
3
indirect
3
loose(dull, wordy, prolix, verbose, diffuseness)
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