Jarry

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

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"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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