dis|joint´ed|ness

dis|joint´ed|ness
dis|joint|ed «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective.
1. taken apart at the joints: »

a disjointed chicken.

SYNONYM(S): disjoined.
2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »

disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account of the book he had read.

3. out of joint: »

a disjointed wrist.

dis|joint´ed|ly, adverb.
dis|joint´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dis|joint´ed|ly — dis|joint|ed «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. taken apart at the joints: »a disjointed chicken. SYNONYM(S): disjoined. 2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|joint|ed — «dihs JOYN tihd», adjective. 1. taken apart at the joints: »a disjointed chicken. SYNONYM(S): disjoined. 2. Figurative. broken up; disconnected; incoherent: »disjointed speech. The nervous boy gave a rambling and disjointed account of the book he …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • joint — ab·joint; con·joint·ment; dis·joint·ly; joint; joint·ed·ly; joint·ed·ness; joint·er; joint·less; joint·ly; joint·ness; joint·ress; re·joint; sub·joint; un·joint; con·joint; dis·joint; con·joint·ly; dis·joint·ed·ly; dis·joint·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • disjointedness — dis·joint·ed·ness …   English syllables

  • disjointed — dis•joint•ed [[t]dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl[/ex] 2) disconnected; incoherent: a disjointed discourse[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 dis•joint′ed•ly, adv. dis•joint′ed•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • ed — bloat·ed; clout·ed; de·grad·ed; ed·a·pho·sau·rid; ed·dy; ed·i·ble; ed·it; ed·i·tor; ed·i·to·ri·al; ed·rio·as·ter·oid; ed·ri·oph·thal·mi·an; ed·war·de·an; frost·ed; hand·ed·ness; kilt·ed; list·ed; point·ed; suit·ed; un·fold·ed; wick·ed;… …   English syllables

  • Disjointed — Dis*joint ed, a. Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. {Dis*joint ed*ly}, adv. {Dis*joint ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disjointedly — Disjointed Dis*joint ed, a. Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. {Dis*joint ed*ly}, adv. {Dis*joint ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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