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jolty

/ˈdʒɒl.ti/

jolty adjective: characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.

Adjective

jolty (comparative joltier, superlative joltiest)

  1. Characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.
    • The ride was a little jolty, but then we were on jointed track and the Blaenau branch is never going to win any awards for the best track in Britain!2023 April 19, Pip Dunn, “Jack of all trades... and master of most”, in RAIL, number 981, page 55

Forms of jolty

comparativejoltier
superlativejoltiest

Origin of jolty

From jolt + -y.

Words formed from jolty

Words that rhyme with jolty

Questions about jolty

What does jolty mean?
Jolty means characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.
What part of speech is jolty?
Jolty is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jolty?
Jolty is pronounced /ˈdʒɒl.ti/ (UK).

Words near jolty in the dictionary

  1. joltingly
  2. joltings
  3. joltless
  4. joltproof
  5. jolts
  6. jolty
  7. Joly
  8. Jolyon
  9. Jolys
  10. joma
  11. Jomalig

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