jerksome

adj — 2 senses

jerksome

adj

Etymology From jerk + -some.

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:

jerksome

adj

Etymology From jerk + -some.

1

Characteristic of a jerk, or obnoxious person.

That was mighty jerksome of you.
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:

1 more example

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:

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