Synonyms for Jerky (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun):
jerk, jerked meat
WordNet sense 2 (not having a steady rhythm):
arrhythmic, jerking
WordNet sense 3 (subject to change or variation):
unsteady
WordNet sense 4 (marked by abrupt transitions):
choppy
WordNet sense 5 (happening without warning or in a short space of time):
sudden
WordNet sense 6 (having or revealing stupidity):
dopey, dopy, foolish, anserine, gooselike, goosey, goosy
WordNet sense 7 (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity):
stupid
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