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English Dictionary: Jerky by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Jerky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jerky
adj
  1. lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: arrhythmic, jerking, jerky]
  2. marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
    Synonym(s): choppy, jerky
  3. having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
    Synonym(s): anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
n
  1. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
    Synonym(s): jerky, jerked meat, jerk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jerky \Jerk"y\, a.
      Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt
      transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
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