jerky

Of a jerking character; acting by jerks; spasmodic; capricious; impatient.

See the extract.

See jerk.

Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried; meat that has been jerked; see first jerk, v.

Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions

Foolish; ridiculous; stupid.

Characterized by physical jerking.

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

lacking a steady rhythm

meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun