Found 1 items, similar to Subsultory.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subsultory Subsultory \Sub*sul"to*ry\, a. [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.] [1913 Webster] Flippancy opposed to solemnity, the subsultory to the continuous, -- these are the two frequent extremities to which the French manner betrays men. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]