jerky
adjective
characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
jerkiness
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a word derived from
jerky.
Example Sentences
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In him Morris noted “a queer stiffness or jerkiness of locomotion,” and then delivered the small but powerful realization: “Eichmann was trembling.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
But encountering it all smashed between the pages of a single book is a new experience, less the stop-start jerkiness of a tweetstorm than the slow-build dread of a dramatic tragedy.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2019
The dialogue is terrible, and Lacy plays Brett with so much bug-eyed jerkiness, he looks like he’s periodically being tased by someone just offscreen.
From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2018
Before it dies, he feels a jerkiness or a rumbling.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2017
He observed her for any kind of mistake, any jerkiness with the tools.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
