- (a.) Leaping or skipping about.
- (a.) Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark.
- (a.) Jumping or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as, desultory minds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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