DESULTORY, adjective [Latin , to leap.] 1. Leaping; passing from one thing or subject to another, without order or natural connection; unconnected; immethodical; as a desultory conversation. 2. Coming suddenly; started at the moment; not proceeding from natural order or connection with what precedes; as a desultory thought.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI