jumpy

jump·y (j

)

adj. jump·i·er, jump·i·est

1. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements.

2. On edge; nervous.

jumpi·ness n.

jumpy [ˈdʒʌmpɪ]

adj jumpier, jumpiest

1. nervous or apprehensive

2. moving jerkily or fitfully

jumpily adv

jumpiness n

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Adj.	1.	jumpy - being in a tense state edgy, high-strung, highly strung, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight, jittery tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	2.	jumpy - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride" bumpy, jolting, jolty, rocky, rough

jumpy

adjective nervous, anxious, tense, shaky, restless, neurotic, agitated, hyper (informal), apprehensive, jittery (informal), on edge, twitchy (informal), fidgety, timorous, antsy (informal), wired (slang) I told myself not to be so jumpy.
together (slang), calm, composed, laid-back (informal), unfazed (informal), nerveless, unflustered

Translations

jumpy [ˈdʒʌmpɪ] ADJ (jumpier (compar) (jumpiest (superl))) → nervioso; (= easily startled) → asustadizo

jumpy [ˈdʒʌmpi] adj (= nervous) [person] → nerveux/euse, agité(e)

jumpy

adj (+er)

(inf) person → nervös; (= easily startled) → schreckhaft; market → unsicher

motion → ruckartig

jumpy [ˈdʒʌmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → nervoso/a, agitato/a

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bumpy
edgy
fearful
fidgety
high-strung
highly strung
jerky
jitter
jittering
jittery
jolting
jolty
keyed up
laid-back
nerviness
nervous
nervousness
nervy
overstrung

When he ultimately got past my defence, with a jumpy one which broke awkwardly from the off, I had fetched twenty-three so that he needed twenty to win, a longer hand than he had ever yet made.

The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

It's only while we are fiddling around here that the Admiral's jumpy about things.

The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

I don't wonder that my uncle got a little jumpy if he lived all alone in such a house as this.

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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