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- DictionaryDes·ul·to·ry/ˈdesəlˌtôrē/
adjective
- 1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm: "a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
A desultory student skips from one subject to another without applying serious effort to any particular one. A desultory comment is a digressive one that jumps away from the topic at hand. And a desultory performance is one resulting from an implied lack of steady, focused effort.
DESULTORY definition: 1. without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest: 2. without a clear plan…. Learn more.
adjective. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another. “ desultory thoughts”. “the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties”. synonyms: purposeless. not evidencing any purpose or goal.
Desultory definition: lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful. See examples of DESULTORY used in a sentence.
without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest: She made a desultory attempt at conversation. He wandered around, cleaning up in a desultory way. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having no clear plan or purpose. aimless He was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position.
Synonyms for DESULTORY: random, scattered, arbitrary, erratic, stray, sporadic, haphazard, aimless; Antonyms of DESULTORY: systematic, regular, methodical, orderly, continuous, constant, steady, organized.
desultory. ( ˈdɛsəltərɪ; -trɪ) adj. 1. passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected. 2. occurring in a random or incidental way; haphazard: a desultory thought.
Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm. [ formal ] The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.
Desultory definition: Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected.
desultory. adjective. /ˈdesəltri/. /ˈdesəltɔːri/. (formal) going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm. I wandered about in a desultory fashion. a desultory conversation. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
