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31des|ul|to|ry — «DEHS uhl TR ee, TOHR », adjective. 1. jumping from one thing to another; without aim or method; unconnected: »He read the book in a desultory manner, skipping chapters as he pleased. We talked in a desultory fashion (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S):… …
32strag´gler — strag|gle «STRAG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to wander in a scattered fashion: »Cows straggled along the lane. SYNONYM(S): roam, range, rove. 2. to stray from the rest; wander: »to straggle from a herd. Figurative. Children…cannot… …
33strag|gle — «STRAG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to wander in a scattered fashion: »Cows straggled along the lane. SYNONYM(S): roam, range, rove. 2. to stray from the rest; wander: »to straggle from a herd. Figurative. Children…cannot keep their… …
