EGAVE

jumpy

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Nervous and excited.
  2. adjective Tending to jump; full of jumps.

Similar words

jittery nervy edgy high-strung overstrung restive uptight tense nervous in suspense

Often followed by

and as about when nerves or with to in

Word family

jumpier jumpiest jumpiness jumpinesses

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