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DESULTORY definition: 1. without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest: 2. without a clear plan…. Learn more.
A desultory student skips from one subject to another without applying serious effort to any particular one. A desultory comment is a digressive one that jumps away from the topic at hand. And a desultory performance is one resulting from an implied lack of steady, focused effort.
If you lack a definite plan or purpose and flit from one thing to another, your actions are desultory. Some people call such desultory wanderings spontaneous. Others call it "being lost."
DESULTORY meaning: 1. without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest: 2. without a clear plan…. Learn more.
Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm. [ formal ] The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.
1. passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected. 2. occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazard: a desultory thought. [C16: from Latin dēsultōrius, relating to one who vaults or jumps, hence superficial, from dēsilīre to jump down, from de- + salīre to jump] ˈdesultorily adv. ˈdesultoriness n.
Desultory definition: lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful. See examples of DESULTORY used in a sentence.
Jun 2, 2024 · 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, (in conversation) quodlibetical
Definition of desultory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Desultory definition: Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected.
