twitch·y

(twĭch′ē)

adj. twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est

1. Characterized by jerky or spasmodic motion: a cat's twitchy whiskers.

2. Nervous; jittery.

twitch′i·ly adv.

twitch′i·ness n.

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twitchy

(ˈtwɪtʃɪ)

adj

nervous, worried, and ill-at-ease: he was twitchy with anticipation.

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twitch•y

(ˈtwɪtʃ i)

adj. twitch•i•er, twitch•i•est.

1. twitching or tending to twitch.

2. nervous; jumpy.

[1740–50]

twitch′i•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

twitchy

adjective

Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension:

edgy, fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, skittish, tense.

Slang: uptight.

Idioms: a bundle of nerves, all wound up, on edge.

Translations

twitchy

[ˈtwɪtʃɪ] ADJ (= nervous) → nervioso, inquieto
to get twitchy → ponerse nervioso, inquietarse

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twitchy

[ˈtwɪtʃi] adj (= jumpy) → agité(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

twitchy

adj (inf)

(physically) person → unruhig; legs → zuckend

(= nervous, uneasy) person → nervös; market → unruhig; to be twitchy about something → über etw (acc) → beunruhigt sein

car → wack(e)lig (inf)

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twitchy

[ˈtwɪtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → nervosetto/a

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