jerkiness
- n the quality of being spasmodic and irregular
- Digital's precision has done away with the herky-jerkiness and heightened the feeling of being right there at the tip of Beowulf's blade.
- Instead of repose, listeners felt spastic jerkiness; instead of exalting sonorities, they heard grinding dissonance.
- Beyond that quantifiable success, Google has tried to be special, the company that won't give in to the dark side, be it censorship, greed or just plain jerkiness.