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Webster 1913 Edition

Subsultory

Sub-sul′to-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
subsilire
,
subsultum
, to spring up;
sub
under +
salire
to leap.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subsultory

SUBSULT'ORY

,
Adj.
[from L. subsultus, a leap, from subsulto; sub and salio.] Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts, or by twitches.

Definition 2024

subsultory

subsultory

English

Adjective

subsultory ‎(comparative more subsultory, superlative most subsultory)

  1. Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts.

Derived terms

  • subsultorily

Etymology

From Latin subsultim ‎(“with leaps”), from subsilire ‎(“to spring up”), from sub ‎(“under”) + salire ‎(“to leap”)

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