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



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