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des·ul·tory [ˈdesəltəri, Am -tɔ:r-] ADJ form liter

desultory

desultory attempt

halbherziger Versuch

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desultory attempt

halbherziger Versuch

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I had come to know that rhythm gives reality to that which is desultory, which is insignificant in itself. en.wikipedia.org

What follows is at best very obscure and desultory. en.wikipedia.org

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

The burning of these cities was not desultory, nor intermittent, nor accidental, but well planned and thoroughly organized. 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

But he ends up wandering up and down this labyrinthine house, meeting people, having desultory conversations, and never fully fitting in or getting into close contact with anyone. en.wikipedia.org

For service members opposed to involuntary extension, it represents implementation of a desultory clause in their contract which alters their expectation of an end of term of service date. en.wikipedia.org

A somewhat desultory action took place on the evening of the 10th. en.wikipedia.org

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

Without such guidance, our facts would be desultory and fruitless; we could not retain them: for the most part we could not even perceive them. en.wikipedia.org

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