desultory

• Beschreibt etwas, das ohne Plan, Ziel oder Enthusiasmus geschieht und ohne klare Richtung von einem zum anderen springt.

Describes something that is lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; moving or jumping from one thing to another without a clear direction.

1. Lacking a plan or purposeC1formal

   Moving or jumping from one thing to another without a clear plan or direction.

   Planlos und zusammenhanglos

   • He made a desultory attempt to clean his room, picking up a few items and then stopping.
   • The conversation was desultory, touching on the weather, politics, and then old movies.
   • Her desultory reading habits meant she rarely finished a book.

   Synonymeaimlessdisconnectederratichaphazardincidentalirregularrandomunmethodicalunsystematic

   Antonymefocusedmethodicalorderlyplannedpurposefulsystematic

2. Random or unmethodicalC1formal

   Occurring in a random, disconnected, or unmethodical way.

   Zusammenhanglos

   • The desultory firing of the cannons suggested the battle was winding down.
   • He took a desultory walk through the park, not really paying attention to where he was going.
   • The research was criticized for its desultory collection of data.

   Synonymeaimlesschaoticdisconnectederratichaphazardirregularrandomunconnectedunmethodicalunsystematic

   Antonymemethodicalorderlyorganizedplannedsystematic