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saltatory

UK/ˈsæltət(ə)ɹi/US/ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/

saltatory adjective: of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.

Adjective

saltatory (comparative more saltatory, superlative most saltatory)

  1. Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
    • Near-synonym: jumpy
    • When we had all laughed and applauded till we were faint, Starling, not to be outdone, favoured us with a more modern saltatory entertainment in the Lancashire clog manner — to the best of my belief, the longest dance ever performed […]1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
    Synonyms:
    jumpy
  2. Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation.
    • Near-synonyms: discontinuous, jerky, jumpy

saltatory meaning in Tamil

saltatory in Tamil

உப்புச்சதுப்பு

Synonyms of saltatory

Forms of saltatory

comparativemore saltatory
superlativemost saltatory

Origin of saltatory

Borrowed from Latin saltātōrius.

Words formed from saltatory

Questions about saltatory

What does saltatory mean?
Saltatory means of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
What is saltatory in Tamil?
Saltatory in Tamil is உப்புச்சதுப்பு. See Saltatory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saltatory?
Saltatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce saltatory?
Saltatory is pronounced /ˈsæltət(ə)ɹi/ (UK).

Words near saltatory in the dictionary

  1. saltatorian
  2. saltatoric
  3. saltatorically
  4. saltatorious
  5. saltators
  6. saltatory
  7. saltatos
  8. Saltau
  9. saltbox
  10. saltboxes
  11. saltbridge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saltatory (page history and authors); saltatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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