ramble-scrambleadj.

Brit.

/ˌramblˈskrambl/, U.S.

/ˌræmb(ə)lˈskræmb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < ramble v. + scramble v.

Now chiefly North American.

Lacking a system; disordered, haphazard, confused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > lacking system or method

unmethodical1570

immethodical1605

immethoded1653

amethodical1664

unsystematic1770

unsystematical1780

systemless1805

ramble-scramble1827

immethodic1858

rag-tag1860

impressionistic1909

presystematic1931

1827 R. Cobbold Orig., Serious & Relig. Poetry 158 Urg'd the young babe to play a schoolboy trick, In ramble, scramble, headstrong, fearless mood Of frolic, or delight.

1833 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vii. 306 The Penny and Saturday Magazines are all ramble-scramble.

1864 C. Knight Passages Working Life II. xv. 322 The engravings were superior; the writing was less ramble-scramble.

1958 Press-Telgram (Long Beach, Calif.) 2 Oct. b8/6 Can you imagine the ramble-scramble scenes at the bulging public schools?

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 June c1 The construction work for which architect Arthur Cotton Moore has been engaged is not intended to change the gallery's uniquely intimate and pleasantly ramble-scramble character.

2001 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune (Nexis) 26 Jan. b4 If the Lobos of 2000-2001 can roll through the next four games with their ramble-scramble, dribble-dribble offense, then there is hope that the Lobos of 2001-2002 will do the same thing.

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

单词	ramble-scramble
释义	ramble-scrambleadj. Brit. /ˌramblˈskrambl/, U.S. /ˌræmb(ə)lˈskræmb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ramble v., scramble v. Etymology: < ramble v. + scramble v. Now chiefly North American. Lacking a system; disordered, haphazard, confused. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > lacking system or method unmethodical1570 immethodical1605 immethoded1653 amethodical1664 unsystematic1770 unsystematical1780 systemless1805 ramble-scramble1827 immethodic1858 rag-tag1860 impressionistic1909 presystematic1931 1827 R. Cobbold Orig., Serious & Relig. Poetry 158 Urg'd the young babe to play a schoolboy trick, In ramble, scramble, headstrong, fearless mood Of frolic, or delight. 1833 T. Arnold in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vii. 306 The Penny and Saturday Magazines are all ramble-scramble. 1864 C. Knight Passages Working Life II. xv. 322 The engravings were superior; the writing was less ramble-scramble. 1958 Press-Telgram (Long Beach, Calif.) 2 Oct. b8/6 Can you imagine the ramble-scramble scenes at the bulging public schools? 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 June c1 The construction work for which architect Arthur Cotton Moore has been engaged is not intended to change the gallery's uniquely intimate and pleasantly ramble-scramble character. 2001 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune (Nexis) 26 Jan. b4 If the Lobos of 2000-2001 can roll through the next four games with their ramble-scramble, dribble-dribble offense, then there is hope that the Lobos of 2001-2002 will do the same thing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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