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jerklike

jerklike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a jerk (sudden movement).

Adjective

jerklike (comparative more jerklike, superlative most jerklike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a jerk (sudden movement).
    • Tics are brief, repetitive, semi-voluntary, jerklike movements.2009, Robert E. Hales, Narriman C. Shahrokh, Dan G. Blazer, Study Guide to Geriatric Psychiatry, page 134
    Synonyms:
    jerky

Synonyms of jerklike

Forms of jerklike

comparativemore jerklike
superlativemost jerklike

Origin of jerklike

From jerk + -like.

Questions about jerklike

What does jerklike mean?
Jerklike means resembling or characteristic of a jerk (sudden movement).
What part of speech is jerklike?
Jerklike is an adjective.

Words near jerklike in the dictionary

  1. jerkitude
  2. jerkle
  3. jerkled
  4. jerkles
  5. jerkless
  6. jerklike
  7. jerkling
  8. jerkmeter
  9. jerkmeters
  10. jerkness
  11. jerko

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