jerkier; jerkiest
1
a
: moving along with or marked by fits and starts
b
: characterized by abrupt transitions
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Examples of jerky in a Sentence
Adjective
The movie was jerky and hard to watch.
made jerky progress walking with the new crutches
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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
Annie Palmer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
But beef jerky is probably my number one — a good spicy piece of thick cut jerky is great.
—Elycia Rubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
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
Noun
Those videos helped Yay’s amass tens of thousands of TikTok followers, who keep buying the jerky, Cheng said.
—Annie Palmer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
But beef jerky is probably my number one — a good spicy piece of thick cut jerky is great.
—Elycia Rubin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Jerky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerky. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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