disjointed

adj.

1. Separated at the joints.
2. Out of joint; dislocated.
3. Lacking order or coherence: disjointed sentences.

disjointedly dis·joint'ed·ly adv.
disjointedness dis·joint'ed·ness n.

adj

Definition: loose, disconnected
Antonyms: coherent, connected, contiguous, jointed, ordered, united

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IN BRIEF: Muddled and out of step.

The professor's description of the war rituals of the Yanomamo was disjointed and hard to follow.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking orderly continuity
  Synonyms: confused, disconnected, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected

Meaning #2: taken apart at the joints

Meaning #3: separated at the joint
  Synonyms: dislocated, separated

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usammenhængende, af led, forvredet

Nederlands (Dutch)
onsamenhangend, ontwricht

Français (French)
adj. - incohérent, décousu, sans suite, haché

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unzusammenhängend, zusammenhanglos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (για μέλη του σώματος) εξαρθρωμένος, βγαλμένος, (μτφ.) ασύνδετος, αποσπασματικός (κν. ξεκάρφωτος)

Italiano (Italian)
disarticolato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desconjuntado, desconexo

Русский (Russian)
бессвязный, неорганизованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inconexo, desarticulado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osammanhängande, sönderdelad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脱节的, 脱臼的, 不连贯的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 脫節的, 脫臼的, 不連貫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 여기저기 흩어진, 관절이 염좌 된, (문체 등) 지리멸렬한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 関節のはずれた, ばらばらの, 支離滅裂な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير واضح ومنطقي في تسلسل أفكاره ( صفه لحديث أو كتابه), مفكك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקוטע, חסר-קשר‬

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