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[ hur-kee-jur-kee ] / ˈhɜr kiˈdʒɜr ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR herky-jerky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveprogressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner: a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector. Origin of herky-jerkyFirst recorded in 1955–60; rhyming compound based on jerk1, -y1 Words nearby herky-jerkyheritable, heritage, heritance, heritor, Herkimer, herky-jerky, herl, Herlihy, herm, herma, Herman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for herky-jerkyYou, too, will be zipping along to the angular guitars and zigzagging, herky-jerky vocals. The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was superficial and jumpy and herky-jerky, bopping all over the place. Debate III: Obama Wins, But Does It Do Him Any Good?|Michael Tomasky|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST Herky-Jerky watched me with extreme attention, all the time grinning. The Young Forester|Zane Grey Herky-Jerky very likely had the cowboy's skill at finding tracks, but I left few traces of my presence on that long slope. The Young Forester|Zane Grey
Herky-Jerky's the best cook this side of Holston, and you'll be left untied in the daytime. The Young Forester|Zane Grey Bill and Herky-Jerky were hanging on our words with unconcealed attention. The Young Forester|Zane Grey I got a blurred glimpse of Herky-Jerky leaning back on the taut lasso. The Young Forester|Zane Grey
Words related to herky-jerkyperiodic, spotty, desultory, intermittent, broken, capricious, catchy, changeable, disturbed, erratic, flickering, haphazard, hit-or-miss, impulsive, inconstant, interrupted, random, recurrent, restive, restless |