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jolty

American

[johl-tee] / ˈdʒoʊl ti /

adjective

joltier, joltiest

full of jolts; bumpy.

Other Word Forms

joltiness

noun

Etymology

Origin of jolty

First recorded in 1825–35; jolt + -y ¹

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