desultory

des·ul·to·ry  (dsl-tôr, -tr, dz-)

adj.

1. Having no set plan; haphazard or random. See Synonyms at chance.

2. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.

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[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.]

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desul·tori·ly adv.

desul·tori·ness n.

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desultory [dez-zl-tree]

Adjective

1. passing or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: desultory conversation

2. occurring in a random way: a desultory thought [Latin de- from + salire to jump]

desultorily adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

desultory - 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" purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal

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desultory

adjective random, vague, irregular, loose, rambling, inconsistent, erratic, disconnected, haphazard, cursory, aimless, off and on, fitful, spasmodic, discursive, unsystematic, inconstant, maundering, unmethodical

Translations

desultory [ˈdɛsəltərɪ] adj [reading] → poco metódico; [conversation] → inconexo; [contact] → intermitente

desultory [ˈdɛsəltərɪ] adj [reading, conversation] → décousu(e); [contact] → irrégulier/ière

desultory [ˈdɛsəltərɪ] adj → flüchtig;

(conversation) → zwanglos

desultory [ˈdɛsəltərɪ] adj [reading] → disordinato/a; [conversation] → sconnesso/a; [contact] → saltuario/a, irregolare