Desultory vs Capricious - What's the difference?
desultory | capricious |
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.
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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As adjectives the difference between desultory and capricious
is that desultory is jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence while capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.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.
Synonyms
* (proceeding without rational order or connection) disconnected; unmethodical; aimlessDerived terms
* desultorilyReferences
*capricious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.