† preˈsultory, a. Obs. nonce-wd.
[f. after desultory: see pre- A. and prec.]
Characterized by leaping forward, presumptuous.
| 1652 Gaule Magastrom. 147 Betwixt the desultory levity of an indifferent casualty and the presultory temerity of an urging and inevitable necessity. |