desultory

[ des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈdɛs əlˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.

digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.

Origin of desultory

1575–85; <Latin dēsultōrius pertaining to a dēsultor (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another), equivalent to dēsul-, variant stem of dēsilīre to jump down (dē-de- + -silīre, combining form of salīre to leap) + -tōrius-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM desultory

des·ul·to·ri·ly, adverbdes·ul·to·ri·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for desultory

I think it will run stiller and stiller year by year, a very quiet, desultorily studious existence.
Stevensoniana|Various
All these apartments were now deserted, save for a few flunkeys who stood about desultorily in the window embrasures.
Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The experiments were desultorily continued; but it was not until 1877 that the results of any of them were published.
The Science of Animal Locomotion (Zoopraxography)|Eadweard Muybridge
"You look tired and ill, Oak," he said then, desultorily regarding his companion.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy

Dick, desultorily bracing a leaning post of one of the corrals, saw him coming and grinned.
The Uphill Climb|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for desultory

desultory

/ (ˈdɛsəltərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected

occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazarda desultory thought

Derived forms of desultory

desultorily, adverbdesultoriness, noun

Word Origin for desultory

C16: from Latin dēsultōrius, relating to one who vaults or jumps, hence superficial, from dēsilīre to jump down, from de- + salīre to jump

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单词	desultory
释义	desultory [ des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈdɛs əlˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desultory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark. Origin of desultory 1575–85; <Latin dēsultōrius pertaining to a dēsultor (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another), equivalent to dēsul-, variant stem of dēsilīre to jump down (dē-de- + -silīre, combining form of salīre to leap) + -tōrius-tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM desultory des·ul·to·ri·ly, adverbdes·ul·to·ri·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desultory I think it will run stiller and stiller year by year, a very quiet, desultorily studious existence. Stevensoniana\|Various All these apartments were now deserted, save for a few flunkeys who stood about desultorily in the window embrasures. Petticoat Rule\|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy The experiments were desultorily continued; but it was not until 1877 that the results of any of them were published. The Science of Animal Locomotion (Zoopraxography)\|Eadweard Muybridge "You look tired and ill, Oak," he said then, desultorily regarding his companion. Far from the Madding Crowd\|Thomas Hardy Dick, desultorily bracing a leaning post of one of the corrals, saw him coming and grinned. The Uphill Climb\|B. M. Bower British Dictionary definitions for desultory desultory / (ˈdɛsəltərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazarda desultory thought Derived forms of desultory desultorily, adverbdesultoriness, noun Word Origin for desultory C16: from Latin dēsultōrius, relating to one who vaults or jumps, hence superficial, from dēsilīre to jump down, from de- + salīre to jump Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to desultory chaotic, haphazard, aimless, erratic, chance, deviating, rambling, unstable, unsystematic, orderless, unmethodical
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desultory

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