jerkily
ki adjective, jerk·i·er, jerk·i·est.
1.
characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
2.
Slang. silly; foolish; stupid; ridiculous.
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jerky1 (ˈdʒɜːkɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , jerkier, jerkiest | |
| characterized by jerks; spasmodic | |
| 'jerkily1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'jerkiness1 | |
| —n | |
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Jerkily
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| jerky1 (ˈdʒɜːkɪ) | |
| —adj , jerkier, jerkiest | |
| characterized by jerks; spasmodic | |
| 'jerkily1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'jerkiness1 | |
| —n | |
| jerky2 (ˈdʒɜːkɪ) | |
| —n | |
| another word for jerk | |
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Word Origin & History
jerky
1850, Amer.Eng., from Amer.Sp. charqui "jerked meat," from Quechua ch'arki "dried flesh." The verb jerk "to cure meat by cutting into long thin slices and drying in the sun" is recorded from 1707.
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