desultory
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des·ul·to·ry
(dĕs'əl-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, dĕz'-) 
adj.
desultoriness des'ul·to'ri·ness n.
adj.
- Having no set plan; haphazard or random. See synonyms at chance.
- 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.
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desultory
adjective
- Without aim, purpose, or intent: aimless, pointless, purposeless. See purpose/purposelessness.
- Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure: chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, random, spot, unplanned. See planned/unplanned.
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desultory
IN BRIEF: Aimless or haphazard.
The day was so hot that everyone went about their chores in a desultory fashion.
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Desultory
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
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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