DESULTORILY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

desultorily

adverb

Definition of desultorily

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method sat watching the movie, desultorily eating popcorn

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randomly

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The experiment selected 24 students and randomly assigned them as prisoners or guards.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Instead of a uniform application, the stones were placed randomly, including a cluster on her middle finger to accentuate her finger-spanning ring.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

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