Language indeed failed Mr. Wilks in describing it, and, pressed for details, he could only murmur disjointedly of satin-wood, polished brass, and crimson velvet.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs
They made one circuit with the promenaders, Mason bowing right and left, and talking disjointedly upon indifferent subjects.
"Rose of Dutcher's Coolly"
Hamlin Garland
The man's head was lowest, and rested on an old battered box; his middle was supported by a beam of the engine; one of his legs was elevated on one of the fans, the other hung disjointedly in the air.
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang