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jerkily

jerkily adverb: in a jerky manner.

Adverb

jerkily (comparative more jerkily, superlative most jerkily)

  1. In a jerky manner.

Forms of jerkily

comparativemore jerkily
superlativemost jerkily

Origin of jerkily

From jerky + -ly.

Questions about jerkily

What does jerkily mean?
Jerkily means in a jerky manner.
What part of speech is jerkily?
Jerkily is an adverb.

Words near jerkily in the dictionary

  1. jerkied up
  2. jerkier
  3. jerkies
  4. jerkies up
  5. jerkiest
  6. jerkily
  7. jerkin
  8. jerkin the gherkin
  9. jerkin the gherkins
  10. jerkined
  11. jerkiness

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