DISJOINTED

confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected

(adjective) lacking orderly continuity; “a confused set of instructions”; “a confused dream about the end of the world”; “disconnected fragments of a story”; “scattered thoughts”

disjointed, dislocated, separated

(adjective) separated at the joint; “a dislocated knee”; “a separated shoulder”

disjointed

(adjective) taken apart at the joints; “a disjointed fowl”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

disjointed (comparative more disjointed, superlative most disjointed)

(figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*joint"ed, a.

Definition: Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent.

– Dis*joint"ed*ly, adv.

– Dis*joint"ed*ness, n.

DISJOINT

Dis*joint", a. Etym: [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin.]

Definition: Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton.

Dis*joint", n. Etym: [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoint, v. t.]

Definition: Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such disjoint." Chaucer.

Dis*joint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disjointing.]

1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame Prior.

2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice. Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. Longfellow.

3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.

Dis*joint", v. i.

Definition: To fall in pieces. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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