- jumpy adj
- ['dʒʌmpɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl nervoso (-a), agitato (-a)
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jumpy — (adj.) nervous, 1869, from JUMP (Cf. jump) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Jumpiness … Etymology dictionary
jumpy — [adj] nervous agitated, antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, creepy*, excitable, excited, fidgety, frisky, high strung*, jittery, on edge*, on pins and needles*, restless, sensitive, shaky, skittish, spooked, tense, timorous, unrestful; concepts… … New thesaurus
jumpy — adj. (colloq.) nervous jumpy about * * * [ dʒʌmpɪ] (colloq.) [ nervous ] jumpy about … Combinatory dictionary
jumpy — [jum′pē] adj. jumpier, jumpiest 1. moving in jumps, jerks, or abrupt variations 2. easily startled 3. nervous or apprehensive jumpily adv. jumpiness n … English World dictionary
jumpy — adj 1. skittish, fidgety, jittery, fluttery, nervy, edgy, on edge; shaky, quivery, itchy, scratchy, twitching; tremulous, trembling, quivering, aflutter, atremble, all of a twitter. 2. nervous, apprehensive, fretful; excited, anxious, disquieted … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
jumpy — adj. (jumpier, jumpiest) 1 nervous; easily startled. 2 making sudden movements, esp. of nervous excitement. Derivatives: jumpily adv. jumpiness n … Useful english dictionary
jumpy — [[t]ʤʌ̱mpi[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are jumpy, you are nervous or worried about something. [INFORMAL] I told myself not to be so jumpy... When he spoke his voice was jumpy. Syn: jittery, edgy, on edge … English dictionary
jumpy — jumpily, adv. jumpiness, n. /jum pee/, adj., jumpier, jumpiest. 1. subject to sudden, involuntary starts, esp. from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc. 2. characterized by sudden starts, jerks, or jumps: a jumpy narrative. [1865 70; JUMP + Y1]… … Universalium
jumpy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nervous, jittery. See excitability. Ant., calm. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nervous, apprehensive, restless, jittery*; see afraid 1 , excitable , excited . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. nervous … English dictionary for students
jumpy — jump|y [ˈdʒʌmpi] adj worried or nervous especially because you are expecting something bad to happen = ↑anxious … Dictionary of contemporary English
jumpy — jump·y || dÊ’ÊŒmpɪ adj. nervous, anxious, tense, agitated, restless, fidgety … English contemporary dictionary
