herky-jerky

adj
/ˈhəːkiˌd͡ʒəːki/UK/ˈhɚkiˌd͡ʒɚki/US

Definitions

  1. Having an irregular spasmodic movement.

    • While all that herky-jerky mathcore in your collection might not fit the bill, put some Portishead on your Pod and the attached OhMiBod will respond rhythmically in kind.
    • Lynn has learned the herky-jerky schedule of the university. She has learned about me, and how I respond to its quirks—like a river flowing with hiccups.
    • The resulting battlefield is a surface of rough textures, lumbering machines, and brutalist geometric lines, broken up only by the movement of the Mimics, whose herky-jerky darting resembles sped-up stop-motion.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA