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?

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Lost Soul

Oct 21, 2021 11:26 AM

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

October 21, 2021

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

October 21, 2021

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

October 21, 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.

October 21, 2021

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