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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