Jerkiness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

    "[…] there was a good deal of jerkiness apparent in the motion of the car, especially when the wheels turned into the numerous ruts of the drive."

  2. 2
    the quality of being spasmodic and irregular wordnet
  3. 3
    The behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person). countable, informal, uncountable

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aguechoreadeviationdifferencedifferentiationdiscontinuity

Example

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"[…] there was a good deal of jerkiness apparent in the motion of the car, especially when the wheels turned into the numerous ruts of the drive."

Etymology

From jerky + -ness.

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