| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aimless | without clear direction or purpose |
| 2. | all over the place | disorganized and unfocused |
| 3. | byzantine | highly complex and indirect |
| 4. | circuitous | roundabout rather than direct |
| 5. | circuitously | in a roundabout way |
| 6. | circumlocutory | using many words indirectly |
| 7. | convoluted | complex and hard to follow |
| 8. | crooked | not straight; full of bends |
| 9. | crookedly | in a bent or winding way |
| 10. | desultory | lacking a clear plan or sequence |
| 11. | diffuse | spread out and unfocused |
| 12. | digressive | tending to wander from the point |
| 13. | disconnected | not linked in a clear way |
| 14. | discursive | moving from topic to topic |
| 15. | disjointed | lacking smooth connection |
| 16. | drift | move without clear direction |
| 17. | drifting | moving without settled direction |
| 18. | drone on | talk at length boringly |
| 19. | endless | having no apparent end |
| 20. | episodic | occurring in loose separate parts |
| 21. | errant | straying from the proper course |
| 22. | expansive | broad and wide-ranging |
| 23. | extended | made longer than usual |
| 24. | flowery | overly elaborate in language |
| 25. | formless | without definite shape or structure |
| 26. | fragmentary | made of incomplete pieces |
| 27. | free-flowing | moving or speaking without restraint |
| 28. | garrulous | talking a lot, often aimlessly |
| 29. | go on and on | continue for too long |
| 30. | haphazard | lacking plan or order |
| 31. | haphazardly | without plan or order |
| 32. | incoherent | not logically connected |
| 33. | indirect | not going straight to the point |
| 34. | indisciplined | lacking orderly control |
| 35. | interminable | continuing too long |
| 36. | itinerant | traveling from one place to another |
| 37. | labyrinthine | highly winding and complicated |
| 38. | lingering | continuing longer than expected |
| 39. | long-winded | using more words than needed |
| 40. | loopy | wandering or unfocused |
| 41. | loose | not tightly organized |
| 42. | loosely | without tight structure |
| 43. | maundering | talking in a wandering way |
| 44. | meander | follow a winding course |
| 45. | meandering | following a winding, indirect course |
| 46. | meanderingly | in a winding, indirect way |
| 47. | muddy | unclear and confused |
| 48. | murky | unclear and hard to follow |
| 49. | never-ending | seemingly without end |
| 50. | nomadic | moving from place to place |
| 51. | nonsequential | not following clear order |
| 52. | off track | away from the main line |
| 53. | off-course | away from the intended route |
| 54. | off-topic | away from the main subject |
| 55. | overlong | too long |
| 56. | peripatetic | traveling from place to place |
| 57. | periphrastic | using more words than needed |
| 58. | planless | without a plan |
| 59. | prolix | tediously wordy |
| 60. | prolixly | in a tediously wordy way |
| 61. | purposeless | without a clear aim |
| 62. | range | move over a wide area |
| 63. | ranging | moving over a wide area |
| 64. | roaming | moving about freely |
| 65. | roundabout | not direct; going the long way |
| 66. | rove | wander over a wide area |
| 67. | roving | traveling from place to place |
| 68. | scattershot | widely scattered and unfocused |
| 69. | serpentine | winding like a snake |
| 70. | sinuous | having many curves and turns |
| 71. | snaking | winding in a twisting way |
| 72. | sprawling | spread out irregularly over a wide area |
| 73. | straggle | spread out irregularly |
| 74. | straggling | spread out in an uneven way |
| 75. | straying | moving away from the main path |
| 76. | tangential | only loosely related to the point |
| 77. | tortuous | full of twists and turns |
| 78. | trail off | continue weakly or lose focus |
| 79. | twisting | turning repeatedly in different directions |
| 80. | twisty | full of turns |
| 81. | undirected | not guided toward a goal |
| 82. | unending | seeming to go on forever |
| 83. | unfocused | lacking a clear point |
| 84. | unmethodical | not done in an orderly way |
| 85. | unstructured | without clear organization |
| 86. | unsystematic | not done by a system |
| 87. | vagrant | wandering from place to place |
| 88. | vague | not clearly expressed |
| 89. | verbose | using excessive words |
| 90. | verbosely | with too many words |
| 91. | wander | move without fixed direction |
| 92. | wandering | moving without a fixed course |
| 93. | wanderingly | in a drifting manner |
| 94. | wayward | hard to control or direct |
| 95. | winding | following many bends or turns |
| 96. | windy | wordy and long |
| 97. | woolly | vague and unclear |
| 98. | wordy | using too many words |
| 99. | zigzag | having sharp alternating turns |
| 100. | zigzagging | moving with sharp turns |
