Lexic.us

Definition of Jerkily

1. Adverb. With spasms. "The mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"

2. Adverb. With jerking motions. "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"

Definition of Jerkily

1. Adverb. In a jerky manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jerkily

1. jerky [adv] - See also: jerky

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerkily

jerkdom jerked jerked meat jerked off jerker jerkers jerkess jerkesses jerkface jerkfaces

jerkhood jerkier jerkies jerkiest jerkily (current term) jerkin jerkiness jerkinesses jerking jerking off

jerkingly jerkings jerkinhead jerkinheads jerkins jerkish jerklike jerkoffs

Literary usage of Jerkily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"A little jerkily then, but very clearly, very concisely, the Senior Surgeon ... jerkily then, and blatantly unskilfully, with riotous puffs, and spinning of ..."

2. The Winston Simplified Dictionary: Including All the Words in Common Use by William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer (1919)
"wagging], to sway or swing from side to side with a quick, jerky motion; as, a dog traps his tall: to sway or swing: ri to move jerkily one way and the ..."

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