DESULTORILY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

desultorily

adverb

Definition of desultorily

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method sat watching the movie, desultorily eating popcorn

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randomly

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The researchers will then randomly choose around 1/3 of people who submitted a lone star tick, another 1/3 of people who submitted a black legged tick and 1/3 of people who submitted a positive alpha-gal tick to the laboratory.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Half will be randomly assigned to take Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, according to a press release issued yesterday.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

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