The Only Use of
ambulatory
in
Oryx and Crake
- By that time Jimmy had been morose, and barely ambulatory.†
p. 176.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(ambulatory) able to walk or move around -- especially after being ill or injured
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, ambulatory can refer to a covered walkway or aisle for walking, particularly in church architecture.