Meanings
- not comparableAble to walk; ambulatory.
The patients, mostly ambulant, were brought in one by one.
2017, Theodore Dalrymple, The Knife Went In1 more example
They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy - not comparableDesigned for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
an ambulant toilet
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveable to walk about
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinambulans
- Englishambulant
Learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).
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ambulant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambulant
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