saltatory

adjective

Definition of saltatorynext
as in sudden

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  1. sudden
  2. discontinuous
  3. abrupt
  4. acute
Adjective
  • Sexton’s sudden departure forced Luka Doncic to re-enter a 20-point game.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The scale-rich designs absorbed sudden, violent impacts without buckling, offered a massive range of tunable stiffness, and successfully cushioned delicate objects embedded deep inside them.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of sudden
Adjective
  • Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The gin is produced using the traditional discontinuous, indirect steam distillation method on a base of Italian grain alcohol, allowing each botanical to be infused gradually and with precision.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinuous
Adjective
  • Zacharia's tenure lasted only five days, making her departure another abrupt change in a White House communications operation that had already lost Leavitt earlier in the year.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Amid rising French sovereign debt pressures and inflation remaining above target, such continuity could reduce market anxieties over abrupt policy shifts while mitigating potential volatility across European bond markets.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of abrupt
Adjective
  • Coach Tiago Splitter said there was not an acute source of the injury, but that Wilson began to develop soreness and tightness in his right hip throughout this week.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The fear of déjà vu is particularly acute among the clear-eyed Republicans on their way out of Congress.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of acute
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“Saltatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltatory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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