Desultory - English meaning
Desultory – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveLacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
Usage examples:
A few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion
adjectiveWithout a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest
Usage examples:
She made a desultory attempt at conversation., he wandered around, cleaning up in a desultory way.
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Word origin
late 16th century (also in the literal sense ‘skipping about’): from Latin desultorius ‘superficial’ (literally ‘relating to a vaulter’), from desultor ‘vaulter’, from the verb desilire .
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