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rambling(adjective, dull, journey, obscure, approach)
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excursive(adjective, approach, rambling, diffuseness)
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erratic(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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circuitous(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, confused)
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indirect(adjective, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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desultory(adjective, confused, pointless)
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loose(adjective, dull, wordy, prolix)
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devious(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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vagrant(journey, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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deviating(adjective, rambling)
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zigzag(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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errant
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aberrant
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stray
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undirected
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crab-like
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