disjointed

[ dis-join-tid ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /
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adjective

having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
Entomology. disjunct(def 3).

Origin of disjointed

First recorded in 1580–90; disjoint + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM disjointed

dis·joint·ed·ly, adverb dis·joint·ed·ness, noun un·dis·joint·ed, adjective

Words nearby disjointed

disject, disjecta membra, disjoin, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune

Words related to disjointedness

mix-up, foul-up, division, severance, disunion, divorce, disconnection, detachment, split, disjuncture, parting, disjunction, incoherence, confusion, dissolution, disarray, chaos, disruption, derangement, disorder

Example sentences from the Web for disjointedness

  • Emerson quotes many of his sayings, not one of them worth preserving, all marked by a kind of violence and disjointedness.

    The Last Harvest |John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for disjointedness

disjointed
/ (dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd) /

adjective

having no coherence; disconnected
separated at the joint
dislocated

Derived forms of disjointed

disjointedly, adverb disjointedness, noun