Dictionary Entry
jerky
jerky is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
- 2noun
meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
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- 3adjective
having or revealing stupidity
"ridiculous anserine behavior"
"a dopey answer"
- 4adjective
marked by abrupt transitions
"choppy prose"
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- 5adjective
lacking a steady rhythm
"an arrhythmic heartbeat"
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