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desultory
[des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful.
desultory conversation.
digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random.
a desultory remark.
desultory
/ ˈdɛsəltərɪ, -trɪ /
adjective
passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected
occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazard
a desultory thought
Other 51Թ Forms
- desultorily adverb
- desultoriness noun
- ˈܱٴǰԱ noun
- ˈܱٴǰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desultory1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desultory1
Example Sentences
For one of the few exhilarating times in this desultory season, they were truly SC.
Last night he did an obscure X interview show and seemed desultory and depressed.
“How to Rob a Bank” isn’t really interested in those bigger questions, instead heading in a more desultory direction.
His latest victim was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who on Sunday ended his campaign with a desultory video in which he endorsed Trump.
It was a suitably desultory ending for what has turned into a desultory caucus.
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