disjointed

disjointed
I adjective aimless, confused, deranged, desultory, disarranged, disassociated, discerpted, discordant, disjunctive, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, in disarray, in disorder, incoherent, incompositus, incongruent, incongruous, indiscriminate, interrupted, jumbled, lacking order, nonuniform, orderless, out of order, spasmodic, unclassified, uncohesive, unsorted, unsuccessive, unsystematic II index apart, bipartite, deranged, disconnected, disjunctive (tending to disjoin), disorderly, separate

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  • Disjointed — Dis*joint ed, a. Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. {Dis*joint ed*ly}, adv. {Dis*joint ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disjointed — 1640s, pp. adj. from disjoint (mid 15c.), from O.Fr. desjoindre, from L. disjungere, from dis (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + jungere (see JUGULAR (Cf. jugular)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • disjointed — [adj] loose, disconnected aimless, confused, cool, discontinuous, disordered, displaced, disunited, divided, far out, fitful, fuzzy, inchoate, incoherent, incohesive, irrational, jumbled, muddled, out of it*, out to lunch*, rambling, separated,… …   New thesaurus

  • disjointed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking a coherent sequence or connection. DERIVATIVES disjointedly adverb disjointedness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disjointed — [dis joint′id, dis′joint΄id] adj. 1. out of joint 2. dismembered 3. disconnected; without unity or coherence disjointedly adv. disjointedness n …   English World dictionary

  • Disjointed — Disjoint Dis*joint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjointing}.] 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disjointed — dis|joint|ed [dısˈdʒɔıntıd] adj 1.) something, especially a speech or piece of writing, that is disjointed has parts that do not seem well connected or are not arranged well ▪ disjointed fragments of information 2.) a disjointed activity or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disjointed — [[t]dɪsʤɔ͟ɪntɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Disjointed words, thoughts, or ideas are not presented in a smooth or logical way and are therefore difficult to understand. Sally was used to hearing his complaints, usually in the form of disjointed, drunken… …   English dictionary

  • disjointed — adjective Date: circa 1586 1. a. being thrown out of orderly function < a disjointed society > b. lacking coherence or orderly sequence < an incomplete and disjointed history > 2. separated at or as if at the j …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disjointed — disjointedly, adv. disjointedness, n. /dis joyn tid/, adj. 1. having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl. 2. disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse. 3. Entomol. disjunct (def. 3). [1580 90; DISJOINT + ED2] Sy …   Universalium

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