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desultory definition

des·ul·tory (des′əl tôr′ē; also dez′-)

adjective

  1. passing from one thing to another in an aimless way; disconnected; not methodical a desultory conversation
  2. lacking direct relevance; random; incidental a desultory observation

Etymology: L desultorius < desultor, vaulter < desultus, pp. of desilire, to leap down < de-, down, from + salire, to leap: see salient

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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