jerky Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
   jerked meat; jerk.
   
2. adjective satellite lacking a steady rhythm
   jerking; arrhythmic.
   
   • an arrhythmic heartbeat
3. adjective satellite marked by abrupt transitions
   choppy.
   
   • choppy prose
4. adjective satellite having or revealing stupidity
   goosey; dopy; goosy; anserine; dopey; foolish; gooselike.
   
   • ridiculous anserine behavior
   • a dopey answer
   • a dopey kid
   • some fool idea about rewriting authors' books

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