disjointed
adjective
dis·joint·ed
(ˌ)dis-ˈjȯin-təd 
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
disjointedly
adverb
disjointedness
noun
Examples of disjointed in a Sentence
a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society
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Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Even though Kansas City is ahead, the offense has looked disjointed so far tonight.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
In the post-mortems of last year’s end-of-an-era season, much was made of what management viewed as a disjointed training camp.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Our political campaign system is disjointed and complex, and our government is a behemoth filled with thousands of actors and arcane processes.
—Andrew Frank, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disjointed
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“Disjointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disjointed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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