adj.

1. Having no set plan; haphazard or random. See synonyms at chance.
2. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.

[Latin dēsultōrius, leaping, from dēsultor, a leaper, from dēsultus, past participle of dēsilīre, to leap down : dē-, de- + salīre, to jump.]

desultorily des'ul·to'ri·ly adv.
desultoriness des'ul·to'ri·ness n.

adjective

1. Without aim, purpose, or intent: aimless, pointless, purposeless. See purpose/purposelessness.
2. Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure: chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, random, spot, unplanned. See planned/unplanned.

IN BRIEF: Aimless or haphazard.

The day was so hot that everyone went about their chores in a desultory fashion.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ustadig, overfladisk, planløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
onsystematisch, halfslachtig

Français (French)
adj. - décousu, sans suite, sans méthode, peu suivi, peu soutenu (une tentative), irrégulier, interrompu, intermittent (un contact)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sprunghaft, ungezwungen, planlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμεθόδευτος, πρόχειρος, ασυστηματοποίητος (κν. ξεκάρφωτος), ακατάστατος, ασύνδετος

Italiano (Italian)
saltuario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desconexo, incoerente

Русский (Russian)
бессвязный, беспорядочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco metódico, esporádico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ostadig, virrig, flyktig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
散漫的, 不连贯的, 断断续续的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 散漫的, 不連貫的, 斷斷續續的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일관성이 결여된, 어수선한, 우왕좌왕하는, 탈선적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 散漫な, 気まぐれな, とりとめのない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مترابط, عابر, غير ذي منهج او هدف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא שיטתי, שיטחי‬

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