'jerky' definitions:

Definition of 'jerky'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: arrhythmic, jerking, jerky]
adjective
Marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose" [syn: choppy, jerky]
adjective
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]
noun
Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk]

Definition of 'jerky'

From: GCIDE
  • jerky \jerk"y\, n. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first jerk, v.; as, beef jerky [PJC]

Definition of 'jerky'

From: GCIDE
  • jerky \jerk"y\, a.
  • 1. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Foolish; ridiculous; stupid. [slang] [PJC]

Synonyms of 'jerky'

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