des·ul·to·ry (dĕs'əl-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, dĕz'-) pronunciation
adj.
1. Having no set plan; haphazard or random. See synonyms at chance.
2. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.
[Latin dēsultōrius, leaping, from dēsultor, a leaper, from dēsultus, past participle of dēsilīre, to leap down : dē-, de- + salīre, to jump.]
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