me|an´der|ing|ly

me|an´der|ing|ly
me|an|der «mee AN duhr», v, noun.
–v.i.
1. to follow a winding course: »

A brook meanders through the meadow.

2. Figurative. to wander aimlesslly.»

We meandered through the park. Paris is built for meandering, and for getting lost (John O'Hara).

 SYNONYM(S): ramble, saunter.
–v.t.
to make (one's way) or follow (a course) by meandering.
╂[< noun]
–n.
1. an aimless wandering: »

After the sun got so hot, the hike turned into a meander along the edge of a stream.

2. a winding course or path: »

the meanders of the law (John Arbuthnot).

3. an intricate variety of fret or fretwork.
4. a looplike, winding turn in a river or stream.
╂[< Latin Maeander < Greek Maíandros, a winding river in Asia Minor (now the Menderes River in western Turkey)]
–me|an´der|ing|ly, adverb.

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