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".
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