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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The quality of being lacking in consistency or focus; the state of being haphazard or without purpose.

Example Sentence: His desultoriness was evident in his scattered approach to completing tasks and inability to concentrate for long periods of time.

Sense 2: The act of jumping from one thing to another without completing any of them fully; unsteadiness or unpredictability.

Example Sentence: Her desultoriness in choosing a career path led her to try out various jobs without sticking with any of them for more than a few months.

Sense 3: The characteristic of being inconsistent or lacking in continuity; the tendency to change direction or topic abruptly.

Example Sentence: The professor's lecture was marked by desultoriness as he frequently drifted off-topic and failed to provide a coherent flow of ideas.

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