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Webster 1913 Edition


Disjointed

Dis-joint′ed

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Adj.
Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent.
Dis-joint′ed-ly
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adv.
Dis-joint′ed-ness
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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disjointed

DISJOINTED

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pp.
Separated at the joints; parted limb from limb; carved; put out of joint; not coherent.

Definition 2024


disjointed

disjointed

English

Adjective

disjointed (comparative more disjointed, superlative most disjointed)

  1. (figuratively) Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
    The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
    • 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
      England can look forward to a quarter-final next weekend against a similarly struggling France, a reward they scarcely deserve on the evidence of this disjointed display.

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