staccato (vs. legato)

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

disconnected \disconnected\ adj.

1.marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds. [Narrower terms: staccato (vs. legato)]

Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2.not switched on or not connected to a power source; -- of electrical equipment. [Narrower terms: off-line (vs. on-line), offline, off line(predicate); unplugged]

Syn: not ready, off. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

3.noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite of continuous.

Syn: disrupted, discontinuous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

4.unconnected, detached. Opposite of connected.

Syn: disjoined, separate. [WordNet 1.5]

5.lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.

Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered, unconnected. [WordNet 1.5]