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(adj) isolated
not close together in time
isolated instances of rebellion; a few stray crumbs
(verb) divagate, digress, wander
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
She always digresses when telling a story; her mind wanders; Don't digress when you give a lecture
(verb) tramp, swan, drift, cast, roam, ramble, range, vagabond, wander, roll, rove
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods; roving vagabonds; the wandering Jew; The cattle roam across the prairie; the laborers drift from one town to the next; They rolled from town to town
wander from a direct course or at random
The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her; don't drift from the set course