Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a jerking manner; with or by jerks.

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  • adverb With jerking motions; unsteadily.

Etymologies

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jerking +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • But at the same time, it is NOT “pointless” to be enthusiastically, tear-jerkingly, unwaveringly “proud” of the “land of your birth” — to the point where people are actually STILL SURPRISED — or even scandalized — when yet another of “our” scandals come to light.

    US in Police State Top 10 2009

  • “But at the same time, it is NOT ‘pointless’ to be enthusiastically, tear-jerkingly, unwaveringly ‘proud’ of the ‘land of your birth’ — to the point where people are actually STILL SURPRISED — or even scandalized — when yet another of ‘our’ scandals come to light.”

    US in Police State Top 10 2009

  • Because I wanted to write much-acclaimed, tear-jerkingly purple prose about wide-eyed, fly-infested children — not cold, unpopular and even “racist” accusations about African male culpability.

    Writing what I should have written so many years ago « Isegoria 2008

  • This post was so funny and vulnerable and clever – and then so tear-jerkingly moving.

    Visualize Whirled Peas | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • Now, I'm not saying that wow is the devil or anything knee-jerkingly reactionist like that (although I * do* have some serious issues with some elements of it: the grind, only having one somewhat flawed model of guild leadership, etc, etc).

    Becoming Gamer; or "My last ever log out." Ben Abraham 2008

  • This is what Quick would bring to Washington, where he'd join up with like-minded fellow Republicans who have taken it upon themselves not just to kill health-care reform -- and it should hardly surprise us that Quick is knee-jerkingly against it -- but to turn their weapons on their own government.

    Michael J.W. Stickings: Allen Quist and the Viciousness of the Republican Party 2010

  • Now, I'm not saying that wow is the devil or anything knee-jerkingly reactionist like that (although I * do* have some serious issues with some elements of it: the grind, only having one somewhat flawed model of guild leadership, etc, etc).

    Archive 2008-05-01 Ben Abraham 2008

  • If it doesn't work, they blame the "Democrats" for the failure of the Iraq war, since the "Democrats" are knee-jerkingly blocking the plan.

    Poll: Big Majority Opposes Escalation 2009

  • On one of the screens, small young men in business dress move jerkingly about.

    Ghost Offices of the Hedge-Fund Boom: Your Guided Tour 2009

  • In other related developments, numerous members of the Blogging Tories will knee-jerkingly praise the Harper government for "supporting our troops," while Sandy Crux will add this latest clusterfuck to her growing list of "Harper Government Accomplishments," then promptly move that list to another URL, confusing the crap out of people who are trying to keep up.

    Yes, they really ARE that retarded. CC 2009

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