English Explanatory Dictionary

jerky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
  2. Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
  3. Anxious; jumpy.
noun
  1. Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
verb
  1. To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɜːki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jerky.wav /ˈd͡ʒɝki/

Word forms

jerky jerkier jerkiest jerkies xarque jerkying jerkied

Etymology

From jerk + -y.

Synonyms

jittery jerk

Related words

jerk jerked beef beef jerky jerked meat biltong Quechuan chunyu pemmican pemican smoked meat smoker

Derived words

herky-jerky jerkily jerkiness knee-jerky jerky up
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