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   Jump·y

   /ˈjəmpē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) anxious and uneasy: informal "he was tired and jumpy" Similar nervouson edgeedgytenseanxiousill at easeunrelaxedin a state of nervesin a state of agitationfretfuluneasyrestlessfidgetyworked upkeyed upoverwroughtwrought upstrung outon tenterhookson pins and needleswith one's stomach in knotsworriedapprehensivestrainedshakyshakingtremblingquiveringnervyinformal:with butterflies in one's stomacha bundle of nervesjitterylike a cat on a hot tin rooftwitchyin a statein a stewuptightwiredhet upall of a ditherall of a doodahall of a latherin a tizz/tizzystressed outwhite-knuckledstrung upstressywindylike a cat on hot bricksspookysquirrellyantsytoeydated:overstrungOpposite calmrelaxed
   • ▪ characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course: informal "a jumpy pulse" Similar jerkyjoltinglurchingbumpyjarringfitfulconvulsiverare:jouncing

   Derivatives

   • 1. jumpily adverb
   • 2. jumpiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • Y

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