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jerky(2)(dictionary)
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jerky 1, adjective(dictionary)
jerky 2, noun(dictionary)

jerky(1) (iou)



jerky adjective & noun2. M19.
[from JERK noun1 + -Y1.]
A. adjective. Characterized by jerks or sudden abrupt or twitching movements; fig. spasmodic. M19.
G. Greene The rather jerky succession of short stage scenes is given smoothness and continuity in the cinema. R. Dahl He kept making quick jerky little movements with his head.
b. noun. A springless wagon; a shaky, jolting vehicle. US. M19.
jerkily adverb in a jerky manner; by fits and starts: L19.
jerkiness noun M19.