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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ul•to•ry /ˈdɛsəlˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in purpose or method:a desultory conversation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ul•to•ry (des′əl tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected;
fitful:desultory conversation. - digressing from or unconnected with the main subject;
random:a desultory remark.
- Latin dēsultōrius pertaining to a dēsultor (a circus rider who jumps from one horse to another), equivalent. to dēsul-, variant stem of dēsilīre to jump down (dē- de- + -silīre, combining form of salīre to leap) + -tōrius -tory1
- 1575–85
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See haphazard.
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