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sussultatory

/sʌsəlˈteɪtəɹi/

sussultatory adjective: characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes.

Adjective

sussultatory (comparative more sussultatory, superlative most sussultatory)

  1. Characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes.
    • The healthy young Danes with loving slowness kissed, licked, caressed, tickled, kneaded, sucked, nuzzled, bit tenderly, salivated, secreted, hugged, trembled, moaned, gasped, coupled more vespertiliorum, and finally, with acrobatic aplomb, occupied forty-six times a minute 77.715 cubic inches of...1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Forms of sussultatory

comparativemore sussultatory
superlativemost sussultatory

Origin of sussultatory

From Italian sussultare (“jump up”).

Questions about sussultatory

What does sussultatory mean?
Sussultatory means characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes.
What part of speech is sussultatory?
Sussultatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sussultatory?
Sussultatory is pronounced /sʌsəlˈteɪtəɹi/.

Words near sussultatory in the dictionary

  1. Susskinds
  2. Sussman
  3. Sussmans
  4. susso
  5. sussreserve
  6. sussultatory
  7. sussultorial
  8. sussuration
  9. sussurations
  10. sussy
  11. sussy baka

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