- jerky adj
- ['dʒɜːkɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (motion, speech) convulso (-a), a scatti, (ride) pieno (-a) di scossoni
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jerky — [adj] uncontrolled bouncy, bumpy, convulsive, fitful, jarring, jolting, lurching, paroxysmal, rough, shaking, shaky, spasmodic, tremulous, twitching, twitchy, uncontrollable; concept 482 Ant. fluid, smooth … New thesaurus
jerky — {{11}}jerky (adj.) characterized by jerks, 1858, from JERK (Cf. jerk) (v.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Jerkily; jerkiness. {{12}}jerky (n.) 1850, Amer.Eng., from Amer.Sp. charqui jerked meat, from Quechua (Inca) ch arki dried flesh … Etymology dictionary
jerky — adj. Jerky is used with these nouns: ↑motion, ↑movement Jerky is used after these nouns: ↑beef … Collocations dictionary
jerky — jerky1 [jʉr′kē] adj. jerkier, jerkiest 1. characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements ☆ 2. Slang foolish, mean, contemptible, etc. jerkily adv. jerkiness n. ☆ jerky2 [jʉr′kē ] n. [ … English World dictionary
jerky — adj 1. spasmodic, palsylike, palsied, uncontrolled, out of control, Pathol. spastic; convulsive, fitful, shaking, tremulous, tremulant. 2. jolty, jouncing, joggling, jogging, stop and go; shaky, bumpy, bouncy, rough … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
jerky — adj. (jerkier, jerkiest) 1 having sudden abrupt movements. 2 spasmodic. Derivatives: jerkily adv. jerkiness n … Useful english dictionary
jerky — jerk|y1 [ˈdʒə:ki US ə:r ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: JERK2] jerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops ≠ ↑smooth ▪ His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky. ▪ The bus came to a jerky halt. >jerkily adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
jerky — [[t]ʤɜ͟ː(r)ki[/t]] jerkier, jerkiest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Jerky movements are very sudden and quick, and do not flow smoothly. Mr Griffin made a jerky gesture. Ant: smooth Derived words: jerkily [[t]ʤɜ͟ː(r)kɪli[/t]] ADV ADV with … English dictionary
jerky — [ˈdʒɜːki] adj a jerky movement consists of several separate short movements jerkily adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
jerky — jerky1 jerkily, adv. jerkiness, n. /jerr kee/, adj., jerkier, jerkiest. 1. characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic. 2. Slang. silly; foolish; stupid; ridiculous. [1855 60; JERK1 + Y1] … Universalium
jerky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spasmodic, twitching, spastic. See agitation. Ant., smooth. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane,… … English dictionary for students
