The Clue
Spasmodic (5 letter answer)
The Answer
JERKY
Tags
Notes
The answer JERKY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
JERKY as a noun:
1. (jerky, jerked meat, jerk) = meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
JERKY as an adjective:
1. (arrhythmic, jerking, jerky) = not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
2. (choppy, jerky) = marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
3. (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"