Both Uses of
desultory
in
David Copperfield
- She entreated that there might be no more searching; but it was still sought for, in a desultory way, until she was quite well, and the company took their departure.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- To mend the matter, Hamlet's aunt had the family failing of indulging in soliloquy, and held forth in a desultory manner, by herself, on every topic that was introduced.†
Chpt 25-27
Definition:
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(desultory) without plan or enthusiasm