DESULTORY

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

desultory (comparative more desultory, superlative most desultory)

Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.

Synonyms: disconnected, unmethodical, aimless, quodlibetic, quodlibetical (in conversation)

Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.

Disappointing in performance or progress.

(obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.

Anagrams

• Stroudley

Source: Wiktionary

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Des"ul*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a leaper, fr. desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to leap. See Saltation.]

1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.] I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that I missed my aim. Gilbert White.

2. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds. Atterbury. He [Goldsmith] knew nothing accurately; his reading had been desultory. Macaulay.

3. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.

Syn.

– Rambling; roving; immethodical; discursive; inconstant; unsettled; cursory; slight; hasty; loose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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