a. | 1. | Leaping or skipping about. |
2. | Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; | |
3. | Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; |
Adj. | 1. | desultory - marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties" |