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jerkinesses

jerkinesses is the plural of jerkiness.

Meaning of jerkiness

Noun

jerkiness (countable and uncountable, plural jerkinesses)

  1. The state or quality of being jerky (characterized by sudden uneven motion or progress).
    • […] there was a good deal of jerkiness apparent in the motion of the car, especially when the wheels turned into the numerous ruts of the drive.1879, Frank Frankfort Moore, chapter 1, in Daireen, volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 12
  2. (informal) The behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).

Questions about jerkinesses

What is jerkinesses the plural of?
Jerkinesses is the plural of jerkiness.

Words near jerkinesses in the dictionary

  1. jerkin
  2. jerkin the gherkin
  3. jerkin the gherkins
  4. jerkined
  5. jerkiness
  6. jerkinesses
  7. jerkinet
  8. jerkinets
  9. jerking
  10. jerking around
  11. jerking it

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