Associations to the word «Desultory»
Noun
- Conversation
- Mcnamara
- Firing
- Fashion
- Warfare
- Chat
- Montrose
- Remark
- Loose
- Bombardment
- Grazing
- Manner
- Fighting
- Anecdote
- Correspondence
- Sparta
- Musket
- Habit
- Sf
- Interval
- Submission
- Schooling
- Talk
- Recollection
- Inclination
- Intercourse
- Duel
- Reading
- Departure
- Hostility
- Discussion
- Reader
- Meal
- Tu
- Supper
- Sort
- Fire
- Treatise
- Silence
- Dinner
- Attack
- Attempt
- Objection
- Cigarette
- Topic
- Effort
- Cannon
- Kind
- Indian
- Hour
- Rifle
- Taste
- Midst
Adjective
Wiktionary
DESULTORY, adjective. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.
DESULTORY, adjective. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.
DESULTORY, adjective. Disappointing in performance or progress.
DESULTORY, adjective. (obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.
Dictionary definition
DESULTORY, adjective. Marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.