adv. [f. JERKY a. + -LY2.] In a jerky manner; by fits and starts.
1874. Burnand, My Time, i. 6. His head would drop forward, jerkily.
1885. E. M. Thompson, in Librar. Mag., July, 4. Their nest progressed very slowly and jerkily.
adv. [f. JERKY a. + -LY2.] In a jerky manner; by fits and starts.
1874. Burnand, My Time, i. 6. His head would drop forward, jerkily.
1885. E. M. Thompson, in Librar. Mag., July, 4. Their nest progressed very slowly and jerkily.
