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disjointed

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjointed}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Disjointing}.]
   1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by
      joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket;
      to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to
      disjoint a fowl in carving.

            Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame,
            But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior.

   2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts
      are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to
      disjoint and edifice.

            Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall.
                                                  --Longfellow.

   3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make
      incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.

Disjointed \Dis*joint"ed\, a.
   Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. --
   {Dis*joint"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*joint"ed*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

disjointed
     adj 1: lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of
            instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the
            world"; "disconnected fragments of a story";
            "scattered thoughts" [syn: {confused}, {disconnected},
             {disordered}, {garbled}, {illogical}, {scattered}, {unconnected}]
     2: taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"
     3: separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated
        shoulder" [syn: {dislocated}, {separated}]
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