desultory

desultory is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Leaping or skipping about. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Leaping or skipping about.
2. adjective. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds.
3. adjective. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.
4. adjective. 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"

Common word forms

desultorily

Words from these letters

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