jerkishadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərkɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerk n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < jerk n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier jerky adj.

1. Characterized by abrupt stops and starts; jerky. Somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > jerking > jerky

jerky1670

flingy1838

jerkish1861

snappy1872

jerksome1880

herky-jerky1890

flicky1897

syncopated1924

1861 Recreative Sci. 2 118/1 She retracts her head and slowly withdraws into her house, somewhat after the manner in which the vorticellæ retire, but the motion is not so rapid nor so jerkish.

1885 Manch. Examiner 18 Mar. 5/6 ‘No,’ said Lord Edmond, in his jerkish manner, ‘the Government have no information.’

2014 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 14 Mar. d5/4 Did she dance in the crazy way she does, with her fingers curled like claws and jerkish movements?

2. colloquial (originally North American). Characteristic of or resembling a jerk (jerk n.¹ 12); foolish, bumbling; (also) deliberately irritating or obnoxious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

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mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

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goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

1948 N.Y. Amsterdam News 24 Apr. 20/6 How stupid, and jerkish, this stand of the American Bowling Congress in this day and time.

1991 P. J. O'Rourke Parl. of Whores (1992) 67 You are this very smart but jerkish MIT computer genius who works in an extremely secret part of the Defense Department.

1995 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 8 June c1/1 An atmosphere in which needling each other and acting jerkish is cool.

2013 L. McMann Bang (e-book ed.) He doesn't answer Sawyer, which feels kind of jerkish to me.

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

单词	jerkish
释义	jerkishadj. Brit. /ˈdʒəːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdʒərkɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: jerk n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < jerk n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier jerky adj. 1. Characterized by abrupt stops and starts; jerky. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > jerking > jerky jerky1670 flingy1838 jerkish1861 snappy1872 jerksome1880 herky-jerky1890 flicky1897 syncopated1924 1861 Recreative Sci. 2 118/1 She retracts her head and slowly withdraws into her house, somewhat after the manner in which the vorticellæ retire, but the motion is not so rapid nor so jerkish. 1885 Manch. Examiner 18 Mar. 5/6 ‘No,’ said Lord Edmond, in his jerkish manner, ‘the Government have no information.’ 2014 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 14 Mar. d5/4 Did she dance in the crazy way she does, with her fingers curled like claws and jerkish movements? 2. colloquial (originally North American). Characteristic of or resembling a jerk (jerk n.¹ 12); foolish, bumbling; (also) deliberately irritating or obnoxious. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 1948 N.Y. Amsterdam News 24 Apr. 20/6 How stupid, and jerkish, this stand of the American Bowling Congress in this day and time. 1991 P. J. O'Rourke Parl. of Whores (1992) 67 You are this very smart but jerkish MIT computer genius who works in an extremely secret part of the Defense Department. 1995 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 8 June c1/1 An atmosphere in which needling each other and acting jerkish is cool. 2013 L. McMann Bang (e-book ed.) He doesn't answer Sawyer, which feels kind of jerkish to me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861
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