jerky
adjective
characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
jerkily
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a word derived from
jerky.
Example Sentences
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Sirens sound, the youth turns to run into a bunker, and the camera jerkily follows.
From Nature ● Jan. 1, 2019
Jed took the clubs and flailed them jerkily over his head.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 18, 2018
“Be my hero! The world is right before me, the future is in my eyes!” a pop singer crooned as they jerkily pumped their small, identical fists in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2016
At first, they stand in three trios, arms stretching upward as if playing, jerkily, at being trees — an image that returns.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2016
He walked jerkily, and now and then he wiped his mouth with the hairy back of his hand.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
