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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : jur-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɜr ki |
Definition of jerky
Origin :- 1850, American English, from American Spanish charqui "jerked meat," from Quechua (Inca) ch'arki "dried flesh."
- adj uncontrolled
- There was no answer to his jerky, sharp call of "Barbara" and he turned on the light.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- Both are very ancient, sadly in need of upholstery, and jerky of locomotion.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- David Rossi bent his head and spoke in short, jerky sentences.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- In jerky sentences she told of the engagement and how the news had reached her.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He spoke in a jerky voice, as if he thought to overawe the boy.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- He was very deliberate; not jerky, only fragmentary; at times profane.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- "There is something in that," agreed Sir Hilary, with a jerky nod of the head.
- Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
- All the movements of the red squirrel are quick, sharp, jerky, machine-like.
- Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs
- A bent old woman was offering him flowers with a jerky curtsey.
- Extract from : « One Man's Initiation--1917 » by John Dos Passos
- The dialogue is not particularly brilliant; jerky, not crisp.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893 » by Various
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