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

21 окт. 2021 г., 11:26

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

21 октября 2021 г.

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

21 октября 2021 г.

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

21 октября 2021 г.

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 октября 2021 г.

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