jerkish
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɜrkɪʃ/
- The jerkish movements of the car made me feel sick.
Examples
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After the car hit a pothole, its steering became jerkish and hard to control.
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He danced with a jerkish style that was full of energy and sudden stops.
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The robot's jerkish movements made it look almost comical as it tried to walk.
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He has a jerkish way of walking that makes him stand out.
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The robot's jerkish movements made it look almost comical as it tried to walk.
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After the car hit a pothole, its steering became jerkish and hard to control.
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He danced with a jerkish style, filled with sudden stops and unsteady movements.
Synonyms
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1.0
A surface or movement that is not smooth and has small raised parts
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4.3
Moving in sudden, uneven ways that are not smooth
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5.0
Speech or writing that has short parts and does not flow smoothly
3
3.9
Moving in sudden small jumps instead of smoothly
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3.9
Making small, sudden movements of the body
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5.0
Causing a sudden rough movement or shock
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9.9
Moving in sudden, awkward jerks
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7.7
Moving in quick, light jerks
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9.3
Lively and bouncy in a way that looks jerky
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7.4
Moving with sudden, uneven bumps that make you feel unsteady
A sudden, sharp jerk in the neck or body that you feel after a quick move
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jerkish comes from the simple word jerk plus the ending -ish. Think of a jerk as a short, sudden movement, like the word jerky, so jerkish describes motion that is 'sudden or uneven'.