desultory

Senso (Inglese)

  1. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
  2. Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.
  3. Disappointing in performance or progress.
  4. (obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin dēsultōrius (“hasty, casual, superficial”), from dēsultor (“a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another”), from dēsiliō (“jump down”), from dē (“down”) + saliō (“jump, leap”).

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