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   desultory

   /ˈdɛs(ə)lt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm: "a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"
   • ▪ (of conversation or speech) going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way: "the desultory conversation faded"
   • ▪ occurring randomly or occasionally: "desultory passengers were appearing"

   Word Origin late 16th century (also in the literal sense ‘skipping about’): from Latin desultorius ‘superficial’ (literally ‘relating to a vaulter’), from desultor ‘vaulter’, from the verb desilire.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desultorily adverb
   • 2. desultoriness noun

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   What is a desultory student?

   • A desultory student skips from one subject to another without applying serious effort to any particular one. A desultory comment is a digressive one that jumps away from the topic at hand. And a desultory performance is one resulting from an implied lack of steady, focused effort.

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   • Desultory. The word in question in that regard is sultry, which means Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. Desultory originated in the Roman era, in the playing fields of Roman circuses. The performers, going by the name of desultors, used to jump from one horse to another in mid-scream.

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   Where did desultory come from?

   • Desultory originated in the Roman era, in the playing fields of Roman circuses. The performers, going by the name of desultors, used to jump from one horse to another in mid-scream.

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