Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being jerky (characterized by sudden uneven motion or progress).

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)The behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).

More definitions
  • the quality of being spasmodic and irregular

Forms

plural: jerkinesses
Singularjerkiness
Pluraljerkinesses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the quality of being spasmodic and irregular:fitfulness

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedjerky

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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