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jumpiness

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jump·y  (jmp)
adj. jump·i·er, jump·i·est
1. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements.
2. On edge; nervous.
jumpi·ness n.
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Noun1.jumpiness - the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
jitteriness, nervousness, restiveness
anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Translations
jumpiness
n (inf) → Nervosität f; (of easily startled person) → Schreckhaftigkeit f


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A woman who marries a sailor and makes up her mind to come to sea should have no blamed jumpiness about her, I say.
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