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joltily

joltily adverb: in a jolty way.

Adverb

joltily (comparative more joltily, superlative most joltily)

  1. In a jolty way.

Forms of joltily

comparativemore joltily
superlativemost joltily

Origin of joltily

From jolty + -ly.

Questions about joltily

What does joltily mean?
Joltily means in a jolty way.
What part of speech is joltily?
Joltily is an adverb.

Words near joltily in the dictionary

  1. jolthead porgies
  2. jolthead porgy
  3. joltheads
  4. joltier
  5. joltiest
  6. joltily
  7. joltiness
  8. jolting
  9. joltingly
  10. joltings
  11. joltless

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