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disjointed adjective [ dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd ]

• lacking a coherent sequence or connection.
• "piecing together disjointed fragments of information"
Similar: unconnected, disconnected, without unity, disunited, discontinuous, fragmented, fragmentary, disorganized, disordered, muddled, mixed up, jumbled, garbled, incoherent, confused, fitful, erratic, spasmodic, patchy, scrappy, bitty, piecemeal, rambling, wandering, aimless, directionless,

disjoint verb

• disturb the cohesion or organization of.
• "the loss of the area disjointed military plans"
• take apart at the joints.
• "disjoint a six-pound fowl, put in a pot, and simmer until tender"
Origin: late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disjointed’): from Old French desjoint ‘separated’, from the verb desjoindre (see disjoin).


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