ratchety

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From ratchet + -y.

Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet

The parking brake pivoted with well-calibrated resistance and no ratchety noise.2007 August 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “Germans Land on Saturn and Things Shape Up”, in New York Times:

Moving in jerks.

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