disjointed
- having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl.
- disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse.
- Entomology. disjunct(def 3).
Origin of disjointed
Synonyms for disjointed
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comdisjoint
- to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
- to put out of order; derange.
- to come apart.
- to be dislocated; be out of joint.
- Mathematics.
- (of two sets) having no common elements.
- (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
- Obsolete. disjointed; out of joint.
Origin of disjoint
Related Words for disjointed
incoherent, jumbled, rambling, confused, separated, displaced, disordered, divided, muddled, split, cool, aimless, discontinuous, far-out, fitful, fuzzy, inchoate, irrational, spasmodic, unattachedExamples from the Web for disjointed
Contemporary Examples of disjointed
The Obama administration is finally looking to fix its disjointed efforts to handle U.S. hostages.
It affects about 10 percent of patients, though the writing is often disjointed and difficult to read.
The possibilities are endless, and weirdly reassuring in these disjointed and murky times.
Historical Examples of disjointed
He was tired; his brain ached with thought, and his thought was disjointed.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
In his disjointed speeches, I could see how exactly the same it all remained.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The skin is then taken off to the knees, when the legs are disjointed, and also off the head.
Cattle and Their DiseasesRobert Jennings
Cleveland exclaimed in disjointed sentences as he also stared into the plate.
TriplanetaryEdward Elmer Smith
The voice that uttered these disjointed sentences was only too well known to Theodore.
Three PeoplePansy
disjointed
- having no coherence; disconnected
- separated at the joint
- dislocated
disjoint
- to take apart or come apart at the joints
- (tr) to disunite or disjoin
- to dislocate or become dislocated
- (tr; usually passive) to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of
- maths (of two sets) having no members in common
- obsolete disjointed
Word Origin and History for disjointed
disjoint
(dĭs-joint′)- To put out of joint; dislocate.