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Desultorily

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des·ul·to·ry  (dsl-tôr, -tr, dz-)
adj.
1. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.
2. Occurring haphazardly; random. See Synonyms at chance.
[Latin dsultrius, leaping, from dsultor, a leaper, from dsultus, past participle of dsilre, to leap down : d-, de- + salre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
desul·tori·ly adv.
desul·tori·ness n.


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I have read desultorily the writings of the younger generation.
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