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

1. adjective. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.
2. noun. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

   Synonyms: jerk

3. adjective. having or revealing stupidity

   "ridiculous anserine behavior"

   "a dopey answer"

   Synonyms: anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy

4. adjective. marked by abrupt transitions

   "choppy prose"

   Synonyms: choppy

5. adjective. lacking a steady rhythm

   "an arrhythmic heartbeat"

   Synonyms: arrhythmic, jerking

Synonyms

jerk, anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, choppy, arrhythmic, jerking

Common word forms

jerkier, jerkies, jerkily, jerkiest

Words from these letters

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