jerky[adjective]Synonyms: bumpy, convulsive, jolting, jumpy, shaky, spasmodic, twitchy
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I. jerk‧y1 /ˈdʒɜːki $ -ɜːr-/
adjective[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: ⇒ jerk2]
jerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops
Antonym : smooth:
His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky. The bus came to a jerky halt.—jerkily adverb—jerkiness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. jerky2 noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: American Spanish;
Origin: charqui, from Quechua ch'arki]
American English meat that has been cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun or with smoke
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