[DES-uhl-tor-ee]

adjective

Disconnected remarks; aimless.

We had just been seated in a nice restaurant when her desultory remarks about my missing testicle started.


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“Desultory.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desultory. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “desultory”, accessed April 20, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desultory.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Desultory. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/desultory


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