Antonyms of adj desultory
1 sense of desultory
Sense 1
desultory -- (marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties")
INDIRECT (VIA purposeless) -> purposeful -- (serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal)
Similarity of adj desultory
1 sense of desultory
Sense 1
desultory -- (marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties")
=> purposeless (vs. purposeful) -- (not evidencing any purpose or goal)