desultory (Meaning)
desultory (s)
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
desultory (a.)
Leaping or skipping about.
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds.
Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.
Synonyms & Antonyms of desultory
Synonyms:
- hit-or-miss
- aimless
- lucky
- stray
- slapdash
- sporadic
- irregular
- accidental
- haphazard
- casual
- catch-as-catch-can
- contingent
- odd
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- chancy
- unsystematic
- unplanned
- unintentional
- objectless
- fluky
- unselective
- indiscriminate
- unconsidered
- helter-skelter
- fortuitous
- scattershot
- directionless
- inadvertent
- undiscriminating
- chance
- flukey
- undirected
- purposeless
- spot
- disorderly
- unintended
- disorganized
- unpremeditated
- incidental
- shotgun
Antonyms:
desultory Sentence Examples
- The desultory rain fell in intermittent drops, never amounting to a full downpour.
- He made desultory attempts to tidy up his room, but quickly lost interest and moved on to something else.
- Our conversation drifted into desultory small talk as we waited for the bus.
- The desultory performance of the stock market left investors uncertain about its future trajectory.
- She flipped through the pages of the book in a desultory manner, unable to concentrate on the words.
- Despite his desultory efforts to learn the piano, he never progressed beyond playing basic scales.
- The desultory nature of the meeting left attendees feeling frustrated and unproductive.
- The desultory breeze rustled the leaves of the trees, creating a peaceful atmosphere in the park.
- He made a desultory attempt at cooking dinner, throwing together random ingredients without following a recipe.
- Their desultory relationship lacked passion and direction, leading to its eventual demise.
FAQs About the word desultory
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to anotherLeaping or skipping about., Jumping, or passing, from one thing or su
scattered, erratic,random, arbitrary, hit-or-miss, aimless, lucky,stray, slapdash, sporadic
steady, constant, continuous, orderly, systematic, continuous, steady, methodical, constant, organized
The desultory rain fell in intermittent drops, never amounting to a full downpour.
He made desultory attempts to tidy up his room, but quickly lost interest and moved on to something else.
Our conversation drifted into desultory small talk as we waited for the bus.
The desultory performance of the stock market left investors uncertain about its future trajectory.
