Jerky
['dʒɜːkɪ] or ['dʒɝki]
Definition
(noun.) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.
Inputed by Annie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
Inputed by Bennett
Examples
- Dorset indeed was always jerky; but it seemed to Selden that tonight each vibration swung him farther from his centre. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The professor at the boxing gymnasium wore mustaches and was very precise and jerky and went all to pieces if you started after him. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Inputed by Jill