Jarry
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Jarring, reverberating.
"But, though the dry comic relief is at least visually amusing—the surreal adventures of Grace’s elderly friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver, excellent and energetic) are the main standout, as she puffs cigars and twirls her tasseled pasties—these moments are only jarring speed bumps on an angsty Autobahn."
Example
More examples"But, though the dry comic relief is at least visually amusing—the surreal adventures of Grace’s elderly friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver, excellent and energetic) are the main standout, as she puffs cigars and twirls her tasseled pasties—these moments are only jarring speed bumps on an angsty Autobahn."
Etymology
From jar (“to vibrate, be discordant, disturb, clash”) + -y.
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