Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerkishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jerk-ish-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a jerkish manner; rudely.

Informal

Example Sentences

"But while it was true that people could not-click for reasons having nothing to do with whether or not they were good people, if Ned had as much experience in the Community as Maidjene said and was still acting as jerkishly as he had today, the odds were against his being one of the innocent ones."
"If I am wrong, and he did it maliciously... well, I have to agree with Mike.... I don't have much sympathy for someone who is behaving jerkishly (okay... made up word... but it works)."
"Ceri laughed jerkishly but Dilys eye balled^([sic]) us both, she didn't think it was funny."

Etymology

From jerkish + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jerkish

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more jerkishly (comparative) most jerkishly (superlative)

Phrases

knee-jerkishly

Frequently Paired Words

knee-jerkishly

Questions

What does jerkishly mean?: In a jerkish manner; rudely.
Where does jerkishly come from?: From jerkish + -ly.

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