Synonyms for perambulatory


Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-am-byuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈæm byəˌleɪt

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Définition of perambulatory

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare "to walk through, go through, ramble through," from per- "through" (see per) + ambulare "to walk" (see amble). Related: Perambulated; perambulating.
  • As in nomadic : adj itinerant
  • As in vagabond : adj unsettled; vagrant
  • As in wayfaring : adj traveling
  • As in roaming : adj moving around
  • As in ambulatory : adj changing position; able to move under own power
Example sentences :
  • In vain I strove to be registered among the 'hidden treasure' spirits, with the perambulatory privileges pertaining to the class.
  • Extract from : « The King of Schnorrers » by Israel Zangwill
  • She put her elbow on a couple of pickled gherkins that remained casually on the table after a perambulatory meal.
  • Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
  • It mattered little who the girl of the moment might be, she could not hope to or even seek to hold his perambulatory affections.
  • Extract from : « The Husbands of Edith » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • An omnibus has always appeared to me, to be a perambulatory exhibition-room of the eccentricities of human nature.
  • Extract from : « Basil » by Wilkie Collins

Antonyms for perambulatory

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