Meaning & use
jerkily
In an abrupt, uneven manner marked by sudden starts and stops rather than smooth motion.
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The old projector moved jerkily as the film reel struggled to advance.
He typed jerkily on the cracked keyboard, pausing after every few letters.
A note on using this word
The correct spelling is 'jerkily'; 'jerkly' is a common misspelling that drops the middle syllable.
Words with a similar meaning
haltinglyspasmodically
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