desultory

a. ஒரு பொருளிலிருந்து இன்னொரு பொருளக்குத் தாவிச் செல்கிற, தொடர்பற்ற, முறையற்ற, காரணகாரிய இணைப்பற்ற, துண்டுத்துணுக்கான, இடையிடை விட்ட, மேலீடாகத் தொட்டுத் தொட்டு ஓடுகிற.

Synonyms

rambling discursive loose unmethodical superficial unsettled erratic inexact spasmodic fitful freakish aberrant unsystematic cursory roving hasty slight

Antonyms

settled consecutive earnest serious persevering continuous methodical exact diligent untiring recurrent periodical systematic

Des"ul*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a leaper, fr. desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to leap. See Saltation.] 1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.] I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that I missed my aim. Gilbert White. 2. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds. Atterbury. He [Goldsmith] knew nothing accurately; his reading had been desultory. Macaulay. 3. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark. Syn. -- Rambling; roving; immethodical; discursive; inconstant; unsettled; cursory; slight; hasty; loose.

desultory - Similar Words

desultorily desolatory deletory sultry presultor exsputory emulatory desolator depulsory depletory