Indicative of quick, rapid movements; jerky.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. (1989)
1880, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale:With females jolting up and down, upon no springs — except those of jerksome curiosity — conduct of this character was rude in the extreme.
Characteristic of a jerk.That was mighty jerksome of you.
1977, The New Yorker, volume 53:From time to time, Ace will, in a jerksome way, monotonize the conversation with witticisms too humorous to mention.
1998, Karen Salmansohn, Whip your Career into Submission: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.
