disjointed

American  

[dis-join-tid] / dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /

adjective

1. having the joints or connections separated.

   a disjointed fowl.

2. disconnected; incoherent.

   a disjointed discourse.

   Synonyms:

   unorganized, chaotic, confused, rambling

3. Entomology. disjunct.

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disjointed British  

/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd /

adjective

1. having no coherence; disconnected

2. separated at the joint

3. dislocated

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Other Word Forms

• disjointedly adverb
• disjointedness noun
• undisjointed adjective

Etymology

Origin of disjointed

First recorded in 1580–90; disjoint + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Stephen Robinson's men were well worth their triumph, while Celtic still looked disjointed at best.

From BBC

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There has been criticism this season of Chelsea's rotation policy, which at times has left the team looking disjointed and poorly organised.

From Barron's

The overall structure can seem disjointed as well; often the only logic connecting one chapter to the next is that they both have something to do with China and Mongolia.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is little new in most of these sections, which are breezy in tone, disjointed, interrupted and not always easy to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• confused
• incoherent
• jumbled
• rambling