adv
Meaning 1
In a jerky manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
jerkily
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adverb
Meaning 2
with jerking motions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with spasms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spasmodically
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English jerky Middle English -ly English -ly English jerkily From jerky + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: par à-coups — In a jerky manner.
- Italian: desultoriamente — In a jerky manner.
- Māori: tākirikiri — In a jerky manner.
- Swedish: ryckvis — In a jerky manner.