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desultory [ˈdesəltərı] ADJ

desultory

随意的 suíyìde

desultory

无条理的 wú tiáolǐ de

▶ desultorily ADV

▶ desultoriness N

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English

Anti-aircraft fire was desultory and inaccurate. en.wikipedia.org

A desultory discussion followed, most of the speakers professing ignorance of the subject. en.wikipedia.org

We can hardly conclude even so desultory a survey of grammatical misdemeanours as this has been without mentioning the most notorious of all. en.wikipedia.org

Others were easily broken in short, desultory battles. en.wikipedia.org

There was, among my colleagues there, a general though desultory quest for greater elegance. en.wikipedia.org

The enemy made no attempt to counter-attack, only desultory sniping. en.wikipedia.org

The accounts however become more desultory, especially for the 16th century. en.wikipedia.org

That night, she experienced a couple of desultory air attacks. en.wikipedia.org

They repulsed the desultory attacks of the imperial troops. en.wikipedia.org

The second was a desultory, single-plane affair in which the warship easily drove off the lone torpedo bomber. en.wikipedia.org

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