desultory

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

des·ul·to·ry (dĕsʹəl-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, dĕzʹ-)adj.
1. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected:
a desultory speech.
2. Occurring haphazardly; random. See Synonyms at chance. [Latin dēsultōrius, leaping, from dēsultor, a leaper, from dēsultus, past participle of dēsilīre, to leap down : dē-, de- + salīre, to jump; See sel- in Indo-European Roots.] des'ul·toʹri·ly adv.desʹul·to'ri·ness n.