Subsultorily definition

Subsultorily





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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           Flippancy opposed to solemnity, the subsultory to the
           continuous, -- these are the two frequent extremities
           to which the French manner betrays men.  --De Quincey.
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