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jerksome en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From jerk + -some.

Meanings

1. Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.
   • With females jolting up and down, upon no springs — except those of jerksome curiosity — conduct of this character was rude in the extreme. 1880, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale:

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jerksome en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From jerk + -some.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.
   • From time to time, Ace will, in a jerksome way, monotonize the conversation with witticisms too humorous to mention. 1977, The New Yorker, volume 53:
   • Okay, now lets say you said something to someone that irked him in some way — or else someone else said something irksome and jerksome to you. 1998, Karen Salmansohn, Whip your Career into Submission:
   • That was mighty jerksome of you.

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most jerksome	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more jerksome	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic