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| des·ul·to·ry [ déss'l tàwree ] |
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1. passing from one thing to another: aimlessly passing from one thing to another
  conversing in a desultory fashion
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2. random: happening in a random, disorganized, or unmethodical way
The soldiers were subject to desultory fire from the enemy position.
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin desultorius "leaping" < desilire "leap down" < salire "leap"] |
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| des·ul·to·ri·ly adverb |
| des·ul·to·ri·ness noun |
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