jerkily

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adverb

In a jerky manner.

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spasmodically
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Meanings

adverbjerkily (comparative more jerkily, superlative most jerkily)

comparative more jerkily · superlative most jerkily

  1. In a jerky manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith spasms

Similar
spasmodically
Also see
spasmodically

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From jerky + -ly.

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Translations

French par à-coups
  • par à-coupsIn a jerky manner.
Italian desultoriamente
  • desultoriamenteIn a jerky manner.
Māori tākirikiri
  • tākirikiriIn a jerky manner.
Polish nerwowo
  • nerwowoIn a jerky manner.
Swedish ryckvis
  • ryckvisIn a jerky manner.
Cite this entry
APA

jerkily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerkily

MLA

“jerkily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerkily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jerkily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerkily.

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