anacoluthic

adjective

Meaning

Lacking grammatical sequence or consistency in a sentence, often resulting in a shift in structure that leaves the beginning of the statement disconnected from the end.

Examples

  • The politician's anacoluthic speech left the audience confused about his actual stance on the tax reform.
  • Students often produce anacoluthic prose when they try to write too quickly without planning their syntax.

Synonyms: broken, incoherent, ungrammatical, disjointed