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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a jerk (sudden movement).

Etymologies

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jerk +‎ -like

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Examples

  • But there's another category of jerklike behavior that is just more like being a generally unpleasant person, being curt, unresponsive, intemperate.

    Salon 2009

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