adjective. Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected.

adjective. Occurring randomly or sporadically. synonym: chance.

Leaping; hopping about; moving irregularly.

Swerving from point to point; irregularly shifting in course; devious: as, desultory movements; a desultory saunter.

Veering about from one thing to another; whiffling; unmethodical; irregular; disconnected: as, a desultory conversation.

Coming suddenly, as if by leaping into view; started at the moment; random.

Synonyms and Rambling, roving, unsystematic, irregular. See irregular.

adjective. Leaping or skipping about.

adjective. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless.

adjective. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.

adjective. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless.

adjective. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.

adjective. Disappointing in performance or progress.

adjective. Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.

adjective. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

"Icahn plans to "[offer] up anecdotes and a running commentary on what he describes as the desultory state of corporate governance in America.""

purposeless  

desultorily  

aimless  cursory  fragmentary  fruitless  halfhearted  

aberrant  aberrative  adrift  afloat  aimless