3. (adj)choppy, jerky marked by abrupt transitions "choppy prose"
4. (adj)anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky having or revealing stupidity "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
Definitions of 'jerky'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adj)jerky moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style