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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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