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English adjective: jerky | |||
| 1. | jerky lacking a steady rhythm | ||
| Samples | An arrhythmic heartbeat. | ||
| Synonyms | arrhythmic, jerking | ||
| Similar | unsteady | ||
| Antonyms | steady | ||
| 2. | jerky marked by abrupt transitions | ||
| Samples | Choppy prose. | ||
| Synonyms | choppy | ||
| Similar | sudden | ||
| Antonyms | gradual | ||
| 3. | jerky having or revealing stupidity | ||
| Samples | Ridiculous anserine behavior. A dopey answer. A dopey kid. Some fool idea about rewriting authors' books. | ||
| Synonyms | anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy | ||
| Similar | stupid | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | smart | ||
English noun: jerky | |||
| 1. | jerky (food) meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun | ||
| Synonyms | jerk, jerked meat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beef jerky, biltong | ||
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