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Desultory vs Methodical - What's the difference?

desultory | methodical |

As adjectives the difference between desultory and methodical

is that desultory is jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence while methodical is in an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

desultory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.
  • * 1850 , , Chapter 25
    • 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.
  • Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.
    • I made a desultory remark while I was talking to my friend.
    She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
  • Disappointing in performance or progress.
  • (obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.

    • Synonyms

    * (proceeding without rational order or connection) disconnected; unmethodical; aimless

    Derived terms

    * desultorily

    References

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    methodical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
  • Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
    • the methodical''' arrangement of arguments; a '''methodical treatise
  • * Addison
    • Methodical regularity.

    Synonyms

    * systematic

    Related terms

    * methodic * methodically * methodological