Productivity And Time Management

adjective lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; happening randomly or by chance

• The meeting was characterized by desultory discussions that lacked focus and direction.
• Their desultory approach to studying led to poor grades in the end.
• I can't stand his desultory attitude towards work, it's so frustrating.
• Her thoughts were like desultory butterflies, flitting from one idea to the next without settling on anything concrete.

noun a person who acts unwisely or imprudently

verb to engage in aimless or silly behavior

• It is not appropriate to fool around during work hours.
• Let's just fool around and have some fun tonight.
• Stop fooling around and get to work!
• He needs to stop fooling around and start taking his responsibilities seriously.

noun a state or quality of being messy; untidiness or disorder

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• The messiness of the data made it difficult to analyze accurately.
• I can't stand the messiness of my roommate's side of the room.
• I'm so over the messiness of this situation.
• The messiness of their relationship was evident to everyone around them.

noun a date or time when something is ordered or arranged

verb to arrange or set in order

• The ordinate values on the graph represent the vertical position of each point.
• Make sure you label the ordinate axis on the graph.
• I have no idea what those ordinate numbers mean.
• Her ordinate thoughts soared to new heights of creativity.