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disjointedly

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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.
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Adv.1.disjointedly - in a disjointed manner; "`We're not married, not really married,' she said, and slowly, reluctantly, disjointedly it came out"
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On the thirteenth day I drank some more water, and dozed and thought disjointedly of eating and of vague im- possible plans of escape.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
good many iron in him hide, too, Captain, cried Queequeg disjointedly, all twiske-tee betwisk, like him--him-- faltering hard for a word, and screwing his hand round and round as though uncorking a bottle -- like him--him-- Corkscrew
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
We tried to map out excursions for the morrow; we puzzled over French "guides to Paris"; we talked disjointedly in a vain endeavor to make head or tail of the wild chaos of the day's sights and experiences; we subsided to indolent smoking; we gaped and yawned and stretched--then feebly wondered if we were really and truly in renowned Paris, and drifted drowsily away into that vast mysterious void which men call sleep.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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