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adjective dis·joint·ed \ -ˈjȯin-təd \

Definition of disjointed

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 joint

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a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society

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What — if any — effect the official study will have is far from certain, in part because of the somewhat muted report findings and its disjointed nature.

— justin worland, Time, "Rick Perry Wanted to Prove the Obama Administration Killed Coal. But the Facts Got in the Way," 24 Aug. 2017
Over the last few months this position has sometimes felt disjointed from the constant stream of news coming out of Congress and the White House.

— annika neklason, The Atlantic, "Poem of the Week," 18 Aug. 2017
Here, Correro holds the reins loosely allowing some glorious extremes, which captures the bizarre, disjointed nature of a strange dream.

— theodore p. mahne, NOLA.com, "Tennessee Williams' 'Camino Real' a wild dream that will jolt audiences," 31 July 2017
In their edition dated July 1, summarizing his first five months, their special report is a disjointed travelogue and the lead editorial is just an onslaught on the president.

— conrad black, National Review, "The Decline and Fall of The Economist," 25 July 2017
After six innings of relative ease and pitching rhythm, Paxton suddenly became disjointed in the seventh, losing his release point on pitches.

— ryan divish, The Seattle Times, "Edwin Diaz exorcises a demon as Mariners take series from Angels," 2 July 2017
The hotel-meets-transportation-system is designed to cut the stress and anxiety out of tickets, hotel purchases and scheduling by combining the many disjointed components of travel (flights, hotels, reservations) into one.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "You May Soon Be Able To Visit 13 U.S. Cities–Without Leaving Your Hotel Room," 20 June 2017
The first Star Wars Battlefront disappointed many thanks to its disjointed design, DLC that almost felt like extortion, and a complete lack of a single-player mode.

— brad chacos, PCWorld, "40 must-see PC gaming gems from E3 2017: Watch every trailer," 13 June 2017
Cleveland, an at-times disjointed group with myriad defensive issues during the regular season, finished outside the top 20.

— chris fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers pay for sins of regular season in NBA Finals loss against Warriors," 13 June 2017

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First Known Use of disjointed

circa 1586

disjointed Synonyms

Synonyms

choppy, disconnected, incoherent, unconnected

Antonyms

coherent, connected

Near Antonyms

ordered, orderly, organized, systematic, systematized; logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, solid, sound, valid; cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, plausible, satisfying; clear, clear-cut, lucid, perspicuous, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

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Definition of disjointed for English Language Learners

: lacking order and organization

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adjective dis·joint·ed \ dis-ˈjȯin-təd \

Definition of disjointed for Students

:not clear and orderly

a disjointed story

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disjointedly

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spoke disjointedly

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