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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Studies that randomly assign students to tutoring find some of the largest test-score gains of any school program.

— David Blazar, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
While randomly sifting through online auctions, the unnamed Orléans resident came across Un Buveur in a catalog for an October 17 sale at the Gloggner auction house in Lucerne.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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