Synonyms for jerkily
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : jur-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɜr ki |
Top 10 synonyms for jerkily
Définition of jerkily
Origin :- 1850, American English, from American Spanish charqui "jerked meat," from Quechua (Inca) ch'arki "dried flesh."
- As in irregularly : adv intermittently
- "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
Antonyms for jerkily
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