disjointed
having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
Entomology. disjunct (def. 3).
Origin of disjointed
1Other words for disjointed
Other words from disjointed
- dis·joint·ed·ly, adverb
- dis·joint·ed·ness, noun
- un·dis·joint·ed, adjective
Words Nearby disjointed
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How to use disjointed in a sentence
With such disjointed efforts, it’s no surprise that no consensus has surfaced.
Can privacy coexist with technology that reads and changes brain activity? | Laura Sanders | February 11, 2021 | Science NewsThe current ideas suggest the first system will miss, and the midweek threat looks disjointed for much in the way of snow.
PM Update: Cold tonight under clearer skies, then it turns milder Thursday | Ian Livingston | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostThough I felt invested by the sheer strangeness of the story at first, it later becomes disjointed and lacks direction, much like the gameplay itself.
‘The Medium’ review: A disjointed, unfulfilling puzzle horror game | Elise Favis | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThat some jurisdictions aren’t ordering all available vaccine while others beg for more goes to the heart of the disjointed immunization effort underway in the United States.
‘Pixie dust’: Why some vaccine sits on shelves while shortages intensify nationwide | Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostThat is one of the goals that we have because they’re all over the place, they’re disjointed and that prevents us from moving forward.
A Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Thinks Roof Farms Can Save America’s Cities | Amanda Kludt | January 14, 2021 | Eater
The Obama administration is finally looking to fix its disjointed efforts to handle U.S. hostages.
As the United States becomes more and more disjointed, an increasing number of Americans favors abandoning the Union altogether.
It affects about 10 percent of patients, though the writing is often disjointed and difficult to read.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe possibilities are endless, and weirdly reassuring in these disjointed and murky times.
Paging Rose Mary Woods: Obama’s Unbelievable Missing IRS Emails | James Poulos | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOver the past decade, the movement has grown organically online into a confederacy of somewhat disjointed causes.
Coronado spurred his horse down the rough, disjointed, slippery declivity, and the others followed.
Overland | John William De ForestAs it was, the three were lolling in lazy attitudes, smoking their long-stemmed pipes and talking in a disjointed fashion.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisFor ofttimes he does sink into a deep reverie; and disjointed words break from him, which tell me whither his thoughts have flown.
A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-GreenEvery few feet he stopped to shout disjointed explanations or profanity into Pelham's ear.
Mountain | Clement WoodOne man has a hump;—another can hardly see out of his imperfect eyes;—a third can barely utter a few disjointed words.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for disjointed
/ (dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd) /
having no coherence; disconnected
separated at the joint
dislocated
Derived forms of disjointed
- disjointedly, adverb
- disjointedness, noun
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