“subsultive”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

subsultive

释义

subsultive, a. rare.|səbˈsʌltɪv|
[f. L. subsult-, pa. ppl. stem of subsilīre (see prec.) + -ive.]
Making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts.
1750Berkeley in Gentl. Mag. XX. 167/1 The earth..moved up and down like the boiling of a pot... This sort of subsultive motion is ever accounted the most dangerous.1770Langhorne Plutarch, Numa I. 171 The Subsultive dance..which they [the Salii] lead up along the streets, when..they carry the sacred bucklers through the city.1819[H. Busk] Vestriad v. 669 [His feet] slow, subsultive, graze the level floor.1909Daily News 2 July 5 A very severe shock of earthquake of a subsultive and undulating character was felt here.

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