jerky meaning and definition

JERKY noun

Definition of jerky (noun)

1. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
   • synonyms: jerk, jerked meat

JERKY adjective

Definition of jerky (adjective)

1. lacking a steady rhythm
   • "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
   • synonyms: arrhythmic, jerking
2. marked by abrupt transitions
   • "choppy prose"
   • synonyms: choppy
3. having or revealing stupidity
   • "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
   • synonyms: anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy