英语词汇“desultory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	desultory
释义	des·ul·to·ry I. \ˈdesəlˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri also -ezə-\ adjective Etymology: Latin desultorius, from desultus (past participle of desilire to leap down, from de- + -silire, from salire to leap) + -orius -ory — more at sally 1. : lacking steadiness, fixity, regularity, or continuity : erratic, wavering, shifting < desultory whistling of trains — Edmund Wilson > < their one small cannon boomed a desultory fire to distract the attention of the Mexicans — Green Peyton > < lived for some time in regular contact with each other and in desultory contact with the surrounding larger American community — Ethel Albert > 2. : marked by lack of definite plan or method, sustained purpose, or regular persistent logical procedure or continuity : showing unsteadiness, inconsistency, or incoherence < make reading have a purpose instead of being desultory — Bertrand Russell > < already they appeared to be strangers to each other and their last conversations grew more and more desultory — Ngaio Marsh > 3. : not connected with the main subject : not cogently relevant : digressive < certain comments of a more or less desultory character seem to need making here — Samuel Alexander > Synonyms: see random II. adjective : disappointing in progress, performance, or quality < a desultory wine > < a desultory fifth place finish >
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