Adjective: jerky (jerkier,jerkiest) jur-kee
- Marked by abrupt transitions
"jerky prose";
- choppy
- Lacking a steady rhythm
"The jerky movements of the malfunctioning robot";
- arrhythmic, jerking, arhythmic
- Having or revealing stupidity
"ridiculous jerky behaviour";
- anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike
- Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
"Hikers often pack jerky as a high-protein snack";
- jerked meat, jerk
Derived forms: jerkiest, jerkier
See also: daft [Brit, informal], dumb, foolish, imbecile, imbecilic, stupid, sudden, unsteady
Type of: meat
Encyclopedia: Jerky