01 a. Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.
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Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.
Entry
6 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Disjoint
02 n. Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.
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Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.[Obs.]
03 v. t. 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 di…
imp. & p. p.
Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disjointing
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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.
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To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice.“Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall.” — Longfellow.
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To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.
04 v. i. To fall in pieces.
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To fall in pieces.