desultory
desultory [ DES-uh' l-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
haphazard, erratic or irregular | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The desultory conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has caused a major humanitarian crisis in the region. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Although there were only ever a few hundred active Tuareg fighters, this desultory yet brutal conflict pinned the Malian army down over vast swathes of northern Mali, and saw 160,000 Tuareg fleeing into neighbouring countries |
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