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Jolt vs Jolty - What's the difference?

jolt | jolty |

As a verb jolt

is to push or shake abruptly and roughly.

As a noun jolt

is an act of jolting.

As an adjective jolty is

characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.

jolt

English

(wikipedia jolt)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
    • The bus jolted its passengers.
  • To knock sharply; to deal a blow to.
  • To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacency
  • To shock emotionally.
    • Her untimely death jolted us all.
  • To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
    • The bus jolted along the stony path.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of jolting.
  • A surprise or shock.
  • (slang) A long prison sentence.
  • (slang) A narcotic injection.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (prison sentence) bit

    jolty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky.