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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
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Derived Forms
- ˈܱٴǰԱ, noun
- ˈܱٴǰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- u·ٴr· adverb
- u·ٴr·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of desultory1
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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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