His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the way knowledge which would astonish his professors What does desultory and eccentric and out-of-the way mean here?

Lost Soul

21 de oct. de 2021 11:26

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Desultory, here means, 'in a casual and uncommitted way.'

21 de octubre de 2021

Eccentric means strange or out of the ordinary but I am not sure of the other word

21 de octubre de 2021

It means he's not taking his studies very seriously...

21 de octubre de 2021

They mean that the author is as mad as a hatter; using such inappropriate language where less supercilious wordage would suffice, nay improve the turbidity beyond all. 'Methinks they did prevaricate too much.' and for scant reward.

21 de octubre de 2021

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