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jerkily

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jerk·y 1  (jûrk)
adj. jerk·i·er, jerk·i·est
1. Characterized by jerks or jerking: a jerky train ride.
2. Slang Foolish; silly: jerky ideas about saving money.
jerki·ly adv.
jerki·ness n.
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Adv.1.jerkily - with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"
spasmodically
2.jerkily - with jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"
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The ticker began to reel out jerkily its fitful coils of tape, the desk telephone had a chronic attack of buzzing.
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she muttered jerkily, punctuating her words with murderous jabs of her pointed cleaning-stick.
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Evidently possessed by some idea, he stood over those who were singing, and solemnly and jerkily flourished above their heads his white arm with the sleeve turned up to the elbow, trying unnaturally to spread out his dirty fingers.
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