Etymology

sussultatory

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Today it means: Characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes. Full definition →

Italian sussultare
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  1. Italian · derived fromsussultare“jump up”
  2. English todaysussultatory

From Italian sussultare (“jump up”).

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