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Jerkier vs Perkier - What's the difference?

jerkier | perkier |

As adjectives the difference between jerkier and perkier

is that jerkier is comparative of jerky while perkier is comparative of perky.

jerkier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (jerky)

    • jerky

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterized by physical jerking.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , through Spanish charqui.

    Noun

  • Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
    • Derived terms
    * jerk * jerked beef * jerked meat
    See also
    * air-dried * biltong * freeze dried * Quechuan chunyu (freeze-dried potatoes) * pemmican, pemican * smoked meat * smoker * sun dried English terms with multiple etymologies

    perkier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (perky)

    • perky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Lively or enthusiastic.
    • She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.
  • Standing upright; firm.
    • The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.
    perky breasts

    See also

    * perk * perk up

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