jerkilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːkᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərkəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerky adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < jerky adj. + -ly suffix². Compare slightly earlier jerkingly adv. at jerking adj. Derivatives.

In a jerky manner; by fits and starts.

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the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently

by (formerly also at) startsc1422

startmeal?c1422

off and on1535

every otherwhile1542

by, or in, snatches1577

by fits and turns1583

by halves and fits1583

one time with another1591

fit-meal1593

by fits and spurts1605

planetarily?1609

scatteredly1612

startinglya1616

by snaps1631

intermittingly1654

from space to space1658

on and off1668

at (by) intervals1744

cessantly1746

by spells1788

fitfully1792

by fits and spasms1797

everylikea1800

intermittently1800

intermittedly1829

interjectionally1837

jerkily1839

at seasons1850

sporadically1852

parenthetically1860

spasmodically1877

snatchily1880

variously1892

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb] > jerkily

jerkingly1832

jerkily1839

hitchily1872

1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley II. iv. 111 His figure was colossal, and very high shouldered, and his limbs were so loosely and jerkily hung, that he gave one the idea of being composed of stray legs and arms.

1874 F. C. Burnand My Time i. 6 His head would drop forward, jerkily.

1885 E. M. Thompson in Librar. Mag. July 4 Their nest progressed very slowly and jerkily.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 125 He walked jerkily into the office behind, parting the vent of his jacket, jingling his keys in his back pocket.

1943 D. Whipple They were Sisters (2004) iv. 90 The clock ticked jerkily on the mantelpiece.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 302 We turn to look at Reuben at the tape decks, dancing jerkily and lip-synching to ‘Jolene’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jerkily
释义	jerkilyadv. Brit. /ˈdʒəːkᵻli/, U.S. /ˈdʒərkəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerky adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < jerky adj. + -ly suffix². Compare slightly earlier jerkingly adv. at jerking adj. Derivatives. In a jerky manner; by fits and starts. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently by (formerly also at) startsc1422 startmeal?c1422 off and on1535 every otherwhile1542 by, or in, snatches1577 by fits and turns1583 by halves and fits1583 one time with another1591 fit-meal1593 by fits and spurts1605 planetarily?1609 scatteredly1612 startinglya1616 by snaps1631 intermittingly1654 from space to space1658 on and off1668 at (by) intervals1744 cessantly1746 by spells1788 fitfully1792 by fits and spasms1797 everylikea1800 intermittently1800 intermittedly1829 interjectionally1837 jerkily1839 at seasons1850 sporadically1852 parenthetically1860 spasmodically1877 snatchily1880 variously1892 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb] > jerkily jerkingly1832 jerkily1839 hitchily1872 1839 Lady Lytton Cheveley II. iv. 111 His figure was colossal, and very high shouldered, and his limbs were so loosely and jerkily hung, that he gave one the idea of being composed of stray legs and arms. 1874 F. C. Burnand My Time i. 6 His head would drop forward, jerkily. 1885 E. M. Thompson in Librar. Mag. July 4 Their nest progressed very slowly and jerkily. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 125 He walked jerkily into the office behind, parting the vent of his jacket, jingling his keys in his back pocket. 1943 D. Whipple They were Sisters (2004) iv. 90 The clock ticked jerkily on the mantelpiece. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 302 We turn to look at Reuben at the tape decks, dancing jerkily and lip-synching to ‘Jolene’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1839
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