See desultory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezreden",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "безреден"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezsistemen",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "безсистемен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "roztěkaný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "onsamenhangend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "sprunghaft"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "ötletszerű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "rendszertelen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "kapkodó"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "paihore"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "springende"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nieporządny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chaotyczny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bezładny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "desultório"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "besporjadočnyj",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "беспорядочный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesvjazannyj",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "несвязанный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "nepovezan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "rasut"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"word": "incoherente"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezladnyj",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "безладний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xaotyčnyj",
"sense": "jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хаотичний"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "nesouvislý"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "felületes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "odavetett"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nesakarīgs"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "malapropos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesvjaznyj",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "несвязный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "nepovezan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"word": "nesuvisao"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nepovʺjazanyj",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "непов'язаний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nedoladnyj",
"sense": "out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "недоладний"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "saan² maan⁶ ge³",
"sense": "disappointing in performance or progress",
"word": "散漫嘅"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "disappointing in performance or progress",
"word": "promašen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razhvǎrljan",
"sense": "leaping or skipping about",
"word": "разхвърлян"
}
],
"word": "desultory"
}
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