Word of the DayDesultory (adjective)
Definition: Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; jumping from one thing to another in a disconnected way.
Used in a sentence: "Their desultory conversation drifted from topic to topic without ever settling."
From Latin desultorius (“leaping about”), from desultor — a circus rider who jumped between horses — desultory captures that same restless motion.
The word suggests movement without direction, or activity without cohesion.
Something desultory feels unfocused, as though attention can’t quite land. It paints a picture of scattered energy.
The effort is there, but intention never quite follows through.
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Definition: Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; jumping from one thing to another in a disconnected way.
Used in a sentence: "Their desultory conversation drifted from topic to topic without ever settling."
From Latin desultorius (“leaping about”), from desultor — a circus rider who jumped between horses — desultory captures that same restless motion.
The word suggests movement without direction, or activity without cohesion.
Something desultory feels unfocused, as though attention can’t quite land. It paints a picture of scattered energy.
The effort is there, but intention never quite follows through.
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