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
随便看	to blaze away to blaze off to blaze one's arms to blaze out to blaze out at to blaze the way to blaze the way etc to blaze the way trail to blaze up to blazes to blear out the tongue to blear the eyes to blear the tongue to blear with the tongue to bleat out to bleed to bleed inwardly to bleed like a stuck pig to bleed off or on to bleed the buoys to bleed to death to bleed well to bleed white to blend away to bless food