jerky definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: arrhythmic, jerking, jerky]
2: marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose" [syn: choppy, jerky]
3: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky] n
1: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (jerkier; -est) Date: 1670 1. a. moving along with or marked by fits and starts b. characterized by abrupt transitions 2. inane, foolish • jerkily adverb • jerkiness noun II. noun Etymology: Spanish charqui, from Quechua ch'arki Date: 1850 jerked meat

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (jerkier, jerkiest) 1 having sudden abrupt movements. 2 spasmodic. Derivatives: jerkily adv. jerkiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jerky Jerk"y, a. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jerkier, jerkiest) Jerky movements are very sudden and quick, and do not flow smoothly. Mr Griffin made a jerky gesture. ? smooth ADJ: usu ADJ n • jerkily Using his stick heavily, he moved jerkily towards the car. ADV: ADV with v

Moby Thesaurus

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