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   desultory

   /ˈdɛs(ə)lt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm: "a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
   • ▪ (of conversation or speech) going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way: "the desultory conversation faded"
   • ▪ occurring randomly or occasionally: "desultory passengers were appearing"

   Word Origin late 16th century (also in the literal sense ‘skipping about’): from Latin desultorius ‘superficial’ (literally ‘relating to a vaulter’), from desultor ‘vaulter’, from the verb desilire.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desultorily adverb
   • 2. desultoriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESULTORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Desultory means having no clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

   • English (US)

     without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or...

   • Znaczenie Desultory, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DESULTORY definicja: 1. without a clear plan or purpose and...

   • Desultory in Simplified Chinese

     DESULTORY translate: 漫无目的的，随意的；无计划的. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     DESULTORY translate: 漫無目的的，隨意的；無計劃的. Learn more in the...

   • Detachable

     DETACHABLE definition: 1. able to be detached: 2. able to be...

   • Desuetude

     DESUETUDE definition: 1. the principle that laws can stop...

   • Pronunciation in English

     DESULTORY pronunciation. How to say desultory. Listen to the...

   • Detach

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desultoryDesultory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Desultory means marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose, or not connected with the main subject. It comes from the Latin word for a circus performer who leaps from horse to horse.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESULTORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Desultory means having no clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESULTORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Desultory means done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm. It can also mean random or incidental. See synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage examples.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › desultoryDESULTORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Desultory definition: lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful. See examples of DESULTORY used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › desultoryDesultory - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you lack a definite plan or purpose and flit from one thing to another, your actions are desultory. Some people call such desultory wanderings spontaneous. Others call it "being lost."

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › desultorydesultory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Desultory means going from one thing to another without a plan or enthusiasm. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, synonyms and example sentences from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.