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Meaning of 'desultory'
Meaning of 'desultory' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Desultory 
[ a.]
- Leaping or skipping about. [ a.]- 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]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
- 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
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