Jerky - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdʒɜːrkɪ|
Brit.
|ˈdʒɜːkɪ|
noun
adjective
- lacking a steady rhythm (syn: jerking)
- marked by abrupt transitions (syn: choppy)
- having or revealing stupidity (syn: anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, goosey, goosy)
- marked by abrupt transitions (syn: choppy)
- having or revealing stupidity (syn: anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, goosey, goosy)
Extra examples
The movie was jerky and hard to watch.
...made jerky progress walking with the new crutches...
His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky.
The bus came to a jerky halt.
Space is a strange and unique item—you can't take it to a lab and analyze it like beef jerky.
...the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince...
Word forms
adjective
comparative: jerkier
superlative: jerkiest
comparative: jerkier
superlative: jerkiest
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