What does desultorily mean?
Desultorily means In a desultory fashion..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a desultory fashion..
She had been working desultorily on her book for several years.
I read a page here and there, and made acquaintance with a great many authors whom I was content to know thus desultorily.
Use desultorily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Desultorily means In a desultory fashion..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She had been working desultorily on her book for several years.
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