Indecorous vs Desultory - What's the difference?
indecorous | desultory | Related terms |
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.
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Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.
Disappointing in performance or progress.
(obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.
Indecorous is a related term of desultory.
As adjectives the difference between indecorous and desultory
is that indecorous is improper, immodest or indecent while desultory is jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.desultory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- To mend the matter, Hamlet's aunt had the family failing of indulging in soliloquy, and held forth in a desultory manner, by herself, on every topic that was introduced.
- He wandered round, cleaning up in a desultory way.
- I teach a class of desultory minds.
- I made a desultory remark while I was talking to my friend.
- She made a desultory attempt at conversation.