Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerkily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
jerk-i-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a jerky manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English jerky Middle English -ly English -ly English jerkily From jerky + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more jerkily (comparative) most jerkily (superlative)

Synonyms

spasmodically

Questions

What does jerkily mean?
In a jerky manner.
Where does jerkily come from?
Etymology tree English jerky Middle English -ly English -ly English jerkily From jerky + -ly.

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