SUBSULTORY
Etymology
Adjective
subsultory (comparative more subsultory, superlative most subsultory)
Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*sul"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. subsilire, subsultum, to spring up; sub
under + salire to leap.]
Definition: Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts. [R.] --
Sub*sul"to*ri*ly, adv. [R.]
Flippancy opposed to solemnity, the subsultory to the continuous, --
these are the two frequent extremities to which the French manner
betrays men. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition