All 3 Uses of
desultory
in
Of Human Bondage
- In a desultory way he had read a good deal of philosophy, and he looked forward with delight to the leisure of the next few months.†
Chpt 53-54 *desultory = without plan or enthusiasm
- Philip saw several fellows with a desultory, timid look dawdling around, and surmised that, like himself, they were there for the first time.†
Chpt 53-54
- The incessant chatter of the morning dwindled now to desultory remarks.†
Chpt 119-120