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Look up: desultory

  1. desultory
    aimless haphazard digressing at random 
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  2. desultory
    [adj] - marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Desultory
    Des'ul·to·ry adjective [ Latin desultorius , from desultor a leaper, from desilire , desultum , to leap down; de + salire to leap. See Saltation .] 1. Leaping or skipping about. [ Obsolete] &...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/49

  4. desultory
    adjective marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; `desultory thoughts`; `the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Desultory
    • (a.) Leaping or skipping about. • (a.) Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject; as, a desultory remark. • (a.) Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. desultory
    desultory 1. Aimlessly passing from one thing to another: 'She was talking in a desultory manner.' 2. Happening in a random, disorganized, or unmethodical way. 3. Marked by a lack of a definite plan, regularity, or purpose; jumping from one thing to another: 'He could only come up with desultory thoughts.'
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  7. Desultory
    `Desultory` was part of the first wave of Swedish death metal bands, alongside Entombed, Dismember, and others. Into Eternity, their Metal Blade debut following a lesser-known EP release, is standard for the genre, energetic and forceful, straddling the line between the more brutal American d...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desultory

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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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