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Meaning of 'desultory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Desultory [ a.]
- Leaping or skipping about.
- Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds.
- Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.

Meaning of 'desultory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . desultory [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
Example in sentence:
  • desultory thoughts;
  • the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties

Nearby Words:

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