jerky

jerky (jʉr′kē)

adjective jerk′i·er, jerk′i·est

characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
☆ Slang foolish, mean, contemptible, etc.

jerk′i·ly adverb jerk′i·ness noun

☆ jerky (jʉr′kē)

noun

meat, esp. beef, that has been sliced into strips and dried

Etymology: < Sp charqui < Quechua

Preposition: as

hell: What's the betting it'll still be jerky as hell?

Modifying Another Word

slightly: Occasionally, having had the machine on Pause for time, switching back to Play tended to result in a slightly jerky picture.
rather: So the Isaac narrative unfolds in a rather jerky way.
very: The movie playback is very jerky / keeps freezing / buffering or the quality isn't very good.
little: The block moves but the movement was a little jerky.
too: This worked well and gave me an exposure of about half a second, But the release was still a shade too jerky.
not: Up to £ 10, depending on the quality offered - not jerky streamed stuff, proper broadcast TV.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: This might make movements jerky, or muscles stiff.
buy: Buy delicious beef jerky online in the UK for the first time.
look: They look a bit jerky at the moment but he explains that this will be different once he has slowed them down.

Modifies a noun

movement: A jerky movement is likely to break the glass neck.
rhythm: What to us is clearly a strathspey, with its jerky, dotted rhythms, might be called a reel.
motion: They swam just as butterflies fly, with a darting, jerky motion, and called a merry " Good morning!
guitar: Boy Kill Boy capture the zeitgeist perfectly with 'Back Again ' , which features perfect English accented vocals and lots of jerky guitars.
picture: Despite second IDE hard drive does not participate in TV records, the problem of jerky TV picture occur.
fashion: She let go of the shotline and began waving her arms around in a ' jerky fashion ' .

Used with adjective complement

appear: If this is the case then your video window is in the background and appears jerky.
seem: It can seem quite jerky - perhaps echoing the agitated mother in confrontation with her daughter?
look: Differences in frame rates are responsible for old films looking jerky with everyone walking around faster.
make: LOW FAT All visible fat is trimmed off the beef before making jerky.

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