desultory

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more desultory

Superlative

most desultory

1.
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
He wandered round, cleaning up in a desultory way.
I teach a class of desultory minds.
subject to desultory fire from the enemy
Đồng nghĩa: disconnected, unmethodical, aimless, quodlibetic, quodlibetical
2.
Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.
I made a desultory remark while I was talking to my friend.
She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
3.
Disappointing in performance or progress.
Near-synonyms: half-assed, halfhearted
Đồng nghĩa: half-assed, halfhearted
4.
(obsolete)Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.

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Đồng nghĩa

disconnected unmethodical aimless quodlibetic quodlibeticalhalf-assedhalfhearted

Trái nghĩa

apropos germane relevant

Cùng gốc / liên quan

desultorinessdesultorilysalient saltatory somersault

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Latin dēsultōrius (hasty, casual, superficial), from dēsultor, from dēsiliō (jump down), from dē (down) + saliō (jump, leap).