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Draggy vs Desultory - What's the difference?

draggy | desultory |

As adjectives the difference between draggy and desultory

is that draggy is boring; dull while desultory is jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.

draggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • boring; dull.
  • moving or developing very slowly.
  • (slang) tiresome.

    • 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

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