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ˈdɛs(ə)lt(ə)ri,
-z-/
adj.
lacking purpose or enthusiasm.
Derivative
- desultorily adv.
- desultoriness n.
Etymology
C16 (lit. ‘skipping about’): from L. desultorius ‘superficial’ (lit. ‘relating to a vaulter’), from desultor ‘vaulter’, from the verb desilire.
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