1
as in rough
marked by a series of sharp quick motions
made jerky progress walking with the new crutches
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2
as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
he's acting jerky just to get people's attention
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Recent Examples of jerky
Frequent fliers on my snack packing list include blueberries, trail mix, jerky, and chocolate.
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Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
The motor on the Secretlab MAGNUS Pro is quiet and smooth with no jerky operation.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 11 Apr. 2024
Louisville Courier Journal From chips to jerky pretzels to candy, snack options can be endless, all with different features for the varying taste buds of consumers.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
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Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
The motor on the Secretlab MAGNUS Pro is quiet and smooth with no jerky operation.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 11 Apr. 2024
Louisville Courier Journal From chips to jerky pretzels to candy, snack options can be endless, all with different features for the varying taste buds of consumers.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerky
Adjective
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The Trump administration has expressed interest in other minerals like lithium, graphite, and titanium, but these are based on rough mineral estimates.—
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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While New York City as a whole is safer than most other metropolises, pockets of especially rough neighborhoods are unsafe, particularly for young men.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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From an uneven college career to constantly being doubted in the league, Hurts has had to silence haters with his wins and believe in himself when others didn’t.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the uneven division of the Keith and Vera plotlines makes Köln 75 a movie without a narrative center.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
A.S. King,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Yet while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s interim period may have steadied the ship, Amorim’s approach to sailing across choppy waters has led to weary sighs at Old Trafford and beyond.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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However, these headwinds show no signs of easing, which could mean more choppy trading action ahead.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Miami would be foolish to hold onto him as the team still looks to be multiple years away from contending for a postseason berth.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Currently 44-10 | On pace for 67-15 Underestimating the Cavs has proven to be a foolish practice this season.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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To even suggest that my clients were somehow resistant to other points of view, acted secretly and/or abusively or threatened anyone’s job is patently false and frankly absurd.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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That would be absurd!’ Athwart Gravy Train Wreck James Lileks In the resistance world, Musk and Trump have fused into one dark bolus of evil, a grinning fleshy blob that throbs with malevolence: Muskentrump.—
George Weigel,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Jerky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerky. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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