Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerksome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jerk-some
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.

adj

Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.

Example Sentences

"With females jolting up and down, upon no springs — except those of jerksome curiosity — conduct of this character was rude in the extreme."
"That was mighty jerksome of you."
"From time to time, Ace will, in a jerksome way, monotonize the conversation with witticisms too humorous to mention."
"Okay, now lets say you said something to someone that irked him in some way — or else someone else said something irksome and jerksome to you."

Etymology

From jerk + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jerk

Inflected Forms

more jerksome (comparative) most jerksome (superlative)

Questions

What does jerksome mean?: Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.
Where does jerksome come from?: From jerk + -some.

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