desultory

Day 29Level 3

DEHZ-uhl-tohr-ee

thoughtless

marked by a lack of plan ; disconnected

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

random, unplanned, haphazard

Antonyms:

connected, planned

Example Sentence:

England cricket team has rested its senior player for the upcoming series, due to his desultory performances in the previous series.

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