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Grammar : Adv

Spell : jur-kee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɜr ki

Definition of jerkily

Origin : 1850, American English, from American Spanish charqui "jerked meat," from Quechua (Inca) ch'arki "dried flesh."

As in irregularly : adv intermittently

Example sentences :

"I need to know something about the pigment patches," he said jerkily.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

I pushed with all my might and, slowly and jerkily, the dingy slid off the shoal.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

“Kicking up a racket in there,” he said jerkily, indicating the parlour.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

Jerkily he came to the realization that the girl had ceased speaking.
Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

Then he staggered back and jerkily brought his arm across his eyes.
Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter

When he walked, it was jerkily, as a drunk man sometimes does.
Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine

He stood before her fire and asked her jerkily if she would let him smoke.
Extract from : « The Branding Iron » by Katharine Newlin Burt

"I suppose Gilbert Blythe is going to college in the fall," said Marilla jerkily.
Extract from : « Anne Of Avonlea » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

While Mr Bloom stood weighing the point and about to smile he strode on jerkily.
Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce

At last she had bowed to you jerkily and sat down again, leaving the field to you.
Extract from : « Seductio Ad Absurdum » by Emily Hahn

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