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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
jerkwater is an adjective meaning "small and remote and insignificant". It carries one recorded sense.
small and remote and insignificant
“a jerkwater college”
“passed a series of poky little one-horse towns”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for jerkwater come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.