desultory
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desultory
- /ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ UK
- /ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ UK
- /ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ US
- /ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin dēsultōrius (“hasty, casual, superficial”), from dēsultor (“a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another”), from dēsiliō (“jump down”), from dē (“down”) + saliō (“jump, leap”).
adjective more desultory · most desultory
- Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence. Near-synonyms: aimless, chaotic, disconnected, erratic, haphazard, meandering, quodlibetic, quodlibetical, random, rambling, scattered, unmethodical, unsystematic, wandering
- Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject. Near-synonyms: extraneous, incidental, irrelevant, nongermane, spurious, stray, unconnected, ungermane, unrelated
- Disappointing in performance or progress. Near-synonyms: half-assed, halfhearted
- Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.
