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desultory

desultory - Dictionary definition and meaning for word desultory

Definition
(adj) marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
Example Sentence
  • desultory thoughts
  • the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for desultory

De-result...Obviously a haphazard or desultory approach will result to nothing.
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by saikiran
desultory think like de story-> moving away from the main story
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by miscyman
desult...de(means without)+sult(RESULT)+tory( a member of conservative party in britain known as TORY)....so if the tories DID NOT WIN ANY ELECTION THIS TIME becoz of their desultory attitude..or since they lacked any definate plan to win election..t
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by preetisoni2411
Imagine a thirsty, hungry man in a DESoLaTe DESert wandering aimlessly from one mirage to another.
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by dshefman
..or since they lacked any definate plan to win election..they were WITHOUT any good RESULTs THIS TIME. and now THINK a MEMBER OF TORY party jumping to another party to join it and than to another.
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by preetisoni2411
Think: Desolate Story... Desolate=(Empty) Story=(Chain of Events)...an empty or purposeless chain of events and/or jumping from one thing to another
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by MS.DOUbT
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by preetisoni2411
if u work DESULTory then u will INSULted
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by kalpesh0627
de salute = a person in army who does not salute to his superior surely does not have an aim
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by friendofafriend
De + resultory >> If you do not go according to a method, you will always get wrong result...
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by RajeshBorkar
de(down)sult(result) ory(tending to)root word meaning so if result ofur is down(fail) u will jump from good boy to bad boy in school.
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by sunithreddy
As it is SULTORY outside, Aimless or Haphazard people fill DIESEL in the car and go out for a drive
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by ysrinivas2k
desultory=দেশান্তরী;so aimless,jumping around
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by mmi
de+result--- if you LACK IN CONSISTANCY OR you are UNFOCUSED, it will result in DE-RESULT
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by nikhilparasher
desultory(desert+salty)the thirsty man in salty desert walking aimlessly for water
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by keshavpalpali
the slut stories are always not planned :P
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by ashu_wanna_own_gre
aimless result
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by sansecretcp

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