subsultory

English

Alternative forms

• subsaltory

Etymology

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

Adjective

subsultory (comparative more subsultory, superlative most subsultory)

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

Derived terms

• subsultorily