jerky
adjective
characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
jerkier
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comparativeof jerky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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I’d never see it without having the faster refresh rate to compare it to, but motion looks jerkier and it gives the phone a less than polished feel.
From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2022
Jerk score: I’ll give Michael Andrew 2.5 out of 3 on style, because it would have been jerkier to go on Justice with Judge Jeanine and boast about not getting the vaccine.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2021
Just when you’re lulled, for a moment, by the hum, you’re jarred by the vicious reality of the act, as the sound abruptly turns “grittier, jerkier, coarser.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2020
“We clearly are a little jerkier than we would like,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2015
It was more vigorous and more staccato and jerkier.
From The Loudwater Mystery by Edgar Jepson
