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desultory

[ des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful:

    desultory conversation.

  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random:

    a desultory remark.



desultory

/ ˈdɛsəltərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected
  2. occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazard

    a desultory thought

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱٴǰԱ, noun
  • ˈܱٴǰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • u·ٴr· adverb
  • u·ٴr·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of desultory1

1575–85; < Latin ŧܱōܲ pertaining to a ŧܱٴǰ (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another), equivalent to ŧܱ-, variant stem of ŧī to jump down ( ŧ- de- + -ī, combining form of ī to leap) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of desultory1

C16: from Latin ŧܱōܲ, relating to one who vaults or jumps, hence superficial, from ŧī to jump down, from de- + ī to jump
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For one of the few exhilarating times in this desultory season, they were truly SC.

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Last night he did an obscure X interview show and seemed desultory and depressed.

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“How to Rob a Bank” isn’t really interested in those bigger questions, instead heading in a more desultory direction.

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His latest victim was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who on Sunday ended his campaign with a desultory video in which he endorsed Trump.

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It was a suitably desultory ending for what has turned into a desultory caucus.

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