Antonyms for jerkily


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

Synonyms for jerkily

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