ramble-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˈramblˌhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈræmb(ə)lˌ(h)ɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ramble v., headed adj.

Etymology: < ramble v. + headed adj.

rare.

Of a dazed, confused, and unfocused disposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective]

redelessOE

mopishc1300

tottedc1500

addle1534

muddy?1571

addle1576

foggya1591

foggy-brained1594

addled1599

addle-headed1600

bezzled1604

addle-pated1614

addle-brained1619

buzzle-headeda1644

puzzle-headed1729

puzzle-pated1736

muddle-headed1760

ramble-headeda1761

hulver-headed1785

ramfeezled1786

muddled1790

hoddy-doddya1798

muzzy-headed1798

bother-headed1820

muddle-pated1823

pixilated1848

woolly1864

bungle-headed1865

mixed1880

muddlesome1887

wifty1918

woozy1941

spastic1981

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > of thoughts: wandering

vagant1530

wandering1530

rambling1635

ramble-headeda1761

a1761 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (1762) VI. x. 31 Lord, how we ramble-headed [1754 rambling-headed] creatures break in upon ourselves.

1884 ‘E. Stuart’ Prisoner’s Daughter xxix. 363 Her son, the big Jeremiah,..a real ramble-headed fellow as never could even learn his own soap-sud trade.

1971 European Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 21 Feb. He's plumb ramble-headed..[ellipsis in text] lost his grip on th' reckerleckshuns!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ramble-headed
释义	ramble-headedadj. Brit. /ˈramblˌhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈræmb(ə)lˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ramble v., headed adj. Etymology: < ramble v. + headed adj. rare. Of a dazed, confused, and unfocused disposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective] redelessOE mopishc1300 tottedc1500 addle1534 muddy?1571 addle1576 foggya1591 foggy-brained1594 addled1599 addle-headed1600 bezzled1604 addle-pated1614 addle-brained1619 buzzle-headeda1644 puzzle-headed1729 puzzle-pated1736 muddle-headed1760 ramble-headeda1761 hulver-headed1785 ramfeezled1786 muddled1790 hoddy-doddya1798 muzzy-headed1798 bother-headed1820 muddle-pated1823 pixilated1848 woolly1864 bungle-headed1865 mixed1880 muddlesome1887 wifty1918 woozy1941 spastic1981 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > of thoughts: wandering vagant1530 wandering1530 rambling1635 ramble-headeda1761 a1761 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (1762) VI. x. 31 Lord, how we ramble-headed [1754 rambling-headed] creatures break in upon ourselves. 1884 ‘E. Stuart’ Prisoner’s Daughter xxix. 363 Her son, the big Jeremiah,..a real ramble-headed fellow as never could even learn his own soap-sud trade. 1971 European Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 21 Feb. He's plumb ramble-headed..[ellipsis in text] lost his grip on th' reckerleckshuns! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1761
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