Monday 24 October 2011

Word of the Day

I found this one in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall a while ago, just thought you would all enjoy it.

Today's Word:

Desultory

Inconsistent; reluctant; random (e.g. an irrelevant comment)

Sentence example: The conversation between them was becoming desultory, and therefore proving to be a bit awkward, since it was only the first date.

Origin: From the Latin desultorius, meaning a circus performer who jumped from one horse to another.

By Jess

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