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jerksome

adj

Etymology

From jerk + -some.

  1. inherited from ġearcian — “to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”
  2. derived from ġearc
  3. derived from yerkid — “tightly pulled”
  4. inherited from yerk
  5. suffixed as jerksome — “jerk + some”

Definitions

  1. Indicative of quick, rapid movements

    Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.

    • With females jolting up and down, upon no springs — except those of jerksome curiosity — conduct of this character was rude in the extreme.

  2. Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.

    • That was mighty jerksome of you.
    • From time to time, Ace will, in a jerksome way, monotonize the conversation with witticisms too humorous to mention.
    • Okay, now lets say you said something to someone that irked him in some way — or else someone else said something irksome and jerksome to you.

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