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Another word for desultory

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Adjective

  1. Without aim, purpose, or intent

    See also:

    purpose

  2. Having no particular pattern, purpose, organization, or structure

    See also:

    planned

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Another word for desultory

Modifier
  1. See also:

    random

    random

    irregular

    aimless

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Sentence Examples

  • His attendance was desultory, and he does not appear to have completed his arts course.

  • After a year or two of desultory literary work he was (May 1839) appointed to the newlyinstituted chair of Humanity (Latin) in the Marischal College.

  • Before October, 1893, I had studied various subjects by myself in a more or less desultory manner.

  • Desultory efforts were made to establish a civil government, but in the main there was no administration formed on statesmanlike principles.

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