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more desultory
Superlative
most desultory
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disconnected and aimless in progression or execution
- Their desultory conversation drifted from weather to politics without depth.
- He made a desultory attempt at cleaning before giving up.
- The meeting was desultory, with no agenda and constant digressions.
- Her desultory reading habits made it hard to finish any book.
- The project suffered from desultory leadership and unclear goals.