Definition
Characterized by jumping from one thing to another; disconnected, scattered, or lacking consistency or method.
Etymology
A variant or related form to 'desultory,' possibly an earlier or alternative construction using Latin-derived suffixes. Rare in modern usage but reflects the word family's connection to scattered movement.
Kelly Says
This is an archaic variant of 'desultory' that you'll rarely see today—language evolution sometimes means older word forms get abandoned in favor of more efficient ones, but 'desultorious' reminds us that English had more flexibility in the past.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ አስቸኳይ
men-ged as-che-k-way
ARالعربية
متقلب
mut-qalib
CACatalà
desordre
des-or-dre
CSČeština
nepořádný
ne-po-ra-d-ny
DADansk
usikker
oo-si-ker
DEDeutsch
desultorisch
des-yul-to-rish
ELΕλληνικά
αταξικός
a-ta-xi-kos
ESEspañol
desultorío
des-yul-to-ree-oh
FAفارسی
ناپایدار
na-pai-da-ar
FISuomi
epäsjärjestyksellinen
e-pä-sär-ji-styk-se-lli-nen
FRFrançais
desultatoire
des-yul-to-ray
HEעברית
בלתי סדיר
ba-le-ti-se-dir
HUMagyar
ingadozó
in-ga-do-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak teratur
tidak ter-ta-tur
ITItaliano
desultorío
des-yul-to-ree-oh
JA日本語
不規則な
fuku-kisoku-na
KKKK
стабилітет
sta-bi-li-tet
KMKM
ស្ថានភាព មិនមែន ស្ថិត
s-tha-na-p-hea-p mi-n-mae-n s-tha-t
KO한국어
점진적인
jeom-jin-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak teratur
tidak ter-ta-tur
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
onregelmatig
on-re-ge-li-mat-ig
NONorsk
usikker
oo-si-ker
PLPolski
niezgodny
nie-z-god-ni
PTPortuguês
desultório
des-yul-toh-ree-oh
RORomână
instabil
in-sta-bil
RUРусский
неустойчивый
ne-oost-chi-st-viy
SVSvenska
oskyldig
os-ky-dig
SWKiswahili
hafifu
ha-fi-fu
TAதமிழ்
நெறிக்கேடு
ne-ri-kka-de
THไทย
ไม่สม่ำเสมอ
mai sam-mao-se-mo
TLTL
walang-wala
wa-lang-wa-la
TRTürkçe
dalgalı
dal-ga-li
UKУкраїнська
нестійкий
ne-stiy-kiy
VITiếng Việt
gián đoạn
gián đoạn
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀
aw-on ee-ro