Usually means: Characterized by abrupt starts and stops.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. herky-jerky: Merriam-Webster
  2. herky-jerky: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. herky-jerky: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Herky-Jerky, herky-jerky: Wordnik
  5. herky-jerky: Wiktionary
  6. herky-jerky: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. herky-jerky: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. herky-jerky: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. herky-jerky: Dictionary.com
  10. herky-jerky: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. herky-jerky: A Word A Day

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. herky-jerky: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. herky-jerky: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (Canada, US, informal) Having an irregular spasmodic movement.

Similar:
jerky, jerksome, hitchy, jittersome, bumpy, jerklike, saccadic, jittery, jolty, knee-jerky, more...

Opposite:
smooth, fluid, graceful

Types:
spasmodic, staccato, jerky, jumpy, more...

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Similar:
jerky, jerksome, hitchy, jittersome, bumpy, jerklike, saccadic, jittery, jolty, knee-jerky, more...

Opposite:
smooth, fluid, graceful

Types:
spasmodic, staccato, jerky, jumpy, more...



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