desultorily
adverb
desultorily is spelled D-E-S-U-L-T-O-R-I-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, desultorily means “In a desultory fashion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in desultorily?
| Letters | 11: D-E-S-U-L-T-O-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is desultorily?
Desultorily appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of desultorily
- more desultorily comparative
- most desultorily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desultorily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a desultory fashion.
She had been working desultorily on her book for several years.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does desultorily come from?
From desultory + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).