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jerkingly

jerkingly adverb: with jerking motions; unsteadily.

Adverb

jerkingly (comparative more jerkingly, superlative most jerkingly)

  1. With jerking motions; unsteadily.

Forms of jerkingly

comparativemore jerkingly
superlativemost jerkingly

Origin of jerkingly

From jerking + -ly.

Questions about jerkingly

What does jerkingly mean?
Jerkingly means with jerking motions; unsteadily.
What part of speech is jerkingly?
Jerkingly is an adverb.

Words near jerkingly in the dictionary

  1. jerking one off
  2. jerking one out
  3. jerking over
  4. jerking the gherkin
  5. jerking up
  6. jerkingly
  7. jerkings
  8. jerkinhead
  9. jerkinheads
  10. jerkins
  11. jerkish

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