jerkishly en · ADV
Etymology
From jerkish + -ly.
Meanings
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(informal) In a jerkish manner; rudely.
If I am wrong, and he did it maliciously... well, I have to agree with Mike.... I don't have much sympathy for someone who is behaving jerkishly (okay... made up word... but it works).
2002 January 3, WhansaMi [username], “Re: Christmas present”, in alt.support.step-parents (Usenet):Ceri laughed jerkishly but Dilys eye balled^([sic]) us both, she didn't think it was funny.
2013, Ellie Williams, A Broken Paradise Series: Chasing Fears, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 70:But while it was true that people could not-click for reasons having nothing to do with whether or not they were good people, if Ned had as much experience in the Community as Maidjene said and was still acting as jerkishly as he had today, the odds were against his being one of the innocent ones.
1994, Rosemary Edghill, Bell, Book, and Murder, Forge, →ISBN, pages 196–197:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more jerkishly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most jerkishly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |