herky-jerky
/ˈhɚkiˌd͡ʒɚki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "While all that herky-jerky mathcore in your collection might not fit the bill, put some Portishead on your Pod and the attached OhMiBod will respond rhythmically in kind."
- "Lynn has learned the herky-jerky schedule of the university. She has learned about me, and how I respond to its quirks—like a river flowing with hiccups."
- "The resulting battlefield is a surface of rough textures, lumbering machines, and brutalist geometric lines, broken up only by the movement of the Mimics, whose herky-jerky darting resembles sped-up stop-motion."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɚkiˌd͡ʒɚki/
- British English: /ˈhəːkiˌd͡ʒəːki/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more herky-jerky (comparative)
most herky-jerky (superlative)