Disjointed (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The butcher expertly cut the disjointed fowl into several smaller pieces, ready for roasting.
- The disjointed chicken lay on the kitchen counter, waiting to be stuffed and trussed for cooking.
- After the accident, the car's disjointed frame had to be repaired before it could be driven again.
- The disjointed limbs of the puppet hung limply, requiring reattachment before the show could go on.
- The disjointed bones of the dinosaurs were carefully reassembled by the museum curator to form a complete skeleton.
Meaning 2
Separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 3
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The documentary was disjointed and failed to present a cohesive argument against the policy.
- After hitting her head, Sarah experienced a disjointed and hazy vision of her past memories.
- His speech was disjointed, veering wildly between economic and environmental topics.
- As I pieced together the remnants of the crash, I began to formulate a disjointed and fragmentary timeline.
- As I wrote in my journal, I struggled to assemble the disjointed images of the scene in a way that made any kind of coherent sense.