jerky
/ˈd͡ʒɝki/ adjective C1- Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress. · jerky flight· jerky movement
- Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person). · jerky guy· jerky behaviour
- Anxious; jumpy.
Comparative jerkier · Superlative jerkiest
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It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
His grey clothes and jerky, zigzag, irregular progress made him not unlike some huge moth himself.
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