jerky.
Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
Meaning & usage
Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
jerky flight
jerky movement
Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
jerky guy
jerky behaviour
Anxious; jumpy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English jerk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jerky From jerk + -y.
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.
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