jolty

American  

[johl-tee] / ˈdʒoʊl ti /

adjective

joltier, joltiest

1. full of jolts; bumpy.

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Other Word Forms

• joltiness noun

Etymology

Origin of jolty

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

Example Sentences

Get them wrong or do them too often and a government's progress can become jolty and piecemeal, and the backbench battalion of the disgruntled grows larger.

From BBC

I could feel the motor kick in after a half turn of the pedals, but it wasn’t jolty like some e-bikes I’ve experienced.

From The Verge

Their dactyls came in for a jolty landing on the rim of the huge silo.

From Literature

But the jolty nature of his buzzing left another wondering if someone had "rigged all the buzzers to give Leo an electric shock".

From BBC

All around me the JumboTrons blare their colorful campaigns, the sound of their ads distorted and jolty from the city speakers.

From Literature