disjunctive

Not connected; separated.

That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence.

Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.

Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.

The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.

Tending to disjoin; separating.

Relating to disjunct tetrachords.

[…] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments.

A disjunction.

L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.

A disjunct.