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disjointed

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dis·joint·ed  (ds-jointd)
adj.
1. Separated at the joints.
2. Out of joint; dislocated.
3. Lacking order or coherence: disjointed sentences.
dis·jointed·ly adv.
dis·jointed·ness n.
disjointed
Adjective
having no coherence; disconnected: a disjointed conversation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disjointeddisjointed - lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
garbled, illogical, scattered, confused, disordered, unconnected, disconnected
incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
2.disjointed - taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"
divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
3.disjointed - separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder"
dislocated, separated
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
disjointed
adjective 1. incoherent, confused, disordered, rambling, disconnected, unconnected, loose, aimless, fitful, spasmodic
adjective 2. disconnected, separated, divided, split, displaced, dislocated, disunited
Translations
Spanish disjointed [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → inconexo
French disjointed [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → décousu(e) → incohérent(e)
German disjointed [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → unzusammenhängend
Italian disjointed [dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd] adj → sconnesso/a
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As therefore, in the other imitative arts, the imitation is one when the object imitated is one, so the plot, being an imitation of an action, must imitate one action and that a whole, the structural union of the parts being such that, if any one of them is displaced or removed, the whole will be disjointed and disturbed.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
The work I here present to the public is necessarily of a rambling and somewhat disjointed nature, comprising various expeditions and adventures by land and sea.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Apparently as time went on, the feeding of the Under-world, however it was effected, had become disjointed.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
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