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(dʒɜːʳki)
Word forms: comparative jerkier, superlative jerkiest
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Jerky movements are very sudden and quick, and do not flow smoothly.
Mr Griffin made a jerky gesture.
Synonyms: bumpy, rough, jolting, jumpy More Synonyms of jerky
jerkily (dʒɜːʳkɪli) adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Using his stick heavily, he moved jerkily towards the car.
jerkiness uncountable noun
Avoid jerkiness by breathing easily throughout the exercise.

jerky in British English 1

(ˈdʒɜːkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: jerkier or jerkiest
characterized by jerks; spasmodic
Derived forms
jerkily (ˈjerkily)
adverb
jerkiness (ˈjerkiness)
noun

jerky in British English 2

(ˈdʒɜːkɪ)
noun
another word for jerk2 (sense 2)

jerky in American English 1

(ˈdʒɜrki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈjerkier or ˈjerkiest
1. 
characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
2.  US, Slang
foolish, mean, contemptible, etc.
Derived forms
jerkily (ˈjerkily)
adverb
jerkiness (ˈjerkiness)
noun

jerky in American English 2

(ˈdʒɜrki)
US
noun
meat, esp. beef, that has been sliced into strips and dried
see also jerk2 verb transitive
Word origin
< Sp charqui < Quechua

Examples of 'jerky' in a sentence
jerky

Use combinations of moves within a song but avoid jerky movements.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It's slow and jerky through the gears.
The Sun (2012)
With jerky, angry movements he wiped his tears away.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
Forced and jerky movements should be avoided, since it is these which cause injury.
Lycholat, Tony Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life (1987)
The capital was gripped by the imperial government's jerky moves to a new political and economic liberalism.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
Then your movements become jerky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Led by the nose I become inquisitive and jerky in movement.
Bain, Roly Fools Rush In - A Call to Christian Clowning (1993)
Her dreamy, cinematic songs were bewitching, her jerky dance moves beguiling.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their movements become jerky, stressed, excited.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Chip can do yoga on request, but his movements are jerky, overlaid with a metallic noise.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The puppets are slightly skew whiff, their movements endearingly jerky, but this only serves to add to the quirky appeal of the film.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A typical epileptic fit A would make you suddenly pass out and suffer jerky movements of your arms and legs.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
jerky

British English: jerky ADJECTIVE
Jerky movements are very sudden and quick, and do not flow smoothly.
He made a jerky gesture.
  • American English: jerky
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espasmódico
  • Chinese: 急促而不流畅的
  • European Spanish: espasmódico
  • French: saccadé
  • German: ruckartig
  • Italian: di scatto
  • Japanese: ぎくしゃくした
  • Korean: 덜컥거리는
  • European Portuguese: espasmódico
  • Latin American Spanish: espasmódico

(adjective) 
Definition
having an irregular jolting motion
He stood abruptly and left the room at a fast, jerky walk.
Synonyms
bumpy
a hot and bumpy journey across the desert
rough
She made her way across the rough ground.
jolting
jumpy
I told myself not to be so jumpy.
shaky
bouncy
uncontrolled
twitchy
fitful
spasmodic
My husband's work was so spasmodic.
convulsive
Convulsive sobs racked her body.
tremulous
Opposites
flowing
,
smooth
,
gliding
,
frictionless

Additional synonyms

in the sense of convulsive
Convulsive sobs racked her body.
Synonyms
jerky,
violent,
sporadic,
fitful,
spasmodic,
paroxysmal
in the sense of jumpy
Definition
nervous or apprehensive
I told myself not to be so jumpy.
Synonyms
nervous,
anxious,
tense,
shaky,
restless,
agitated,
hyper (informal),
apprehensive,
jittery (informal),
on edge,
twitchy (informal),
fidgety,
timorous,
antsy (informal),
wired (slang)
in the sense of rough
Definition
roughly
She made her way across the rough ground.
Synonyms
uneven,
broken,
rocky,
rugged,
irregular,
jagged,
bumpy,
stony,
craggy

Nearby words of
jerky

  • jeopardy
  • jeremiad
  • jerk
  • jerky
  • jerry-built
  • jersey
  • jest

Synonyms of 'jerky'

jerky

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of spasmodic
Definition
taking place in sudden short spells
My husband's work was so spasmodic.
Synonyms
sporadic,
irregular,
erratic,
intermittent,
jerky,
fitful,
convulsive
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