subsultory

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adjective

Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts.

OriginNew Latin subsultōrius →
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Meanings

adjectivesubsultory (comparative more subsultory, superlative most subsultory)

comparative more subsultory · superlative most subsultory · alternative subsaltory

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

Origin

  1. New Latinsubsultōrius
  2. Englishsubsultory

Borrowed from New Latin subsultōrius, as subsultim (“with leaps”) from subsilire (“to spring up”), from sub (“under”) + salire (“to leap”).

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APA

subsultory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsultory

MLA

“subsultory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsultory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsultory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsultory.

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