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Jumpy

adjective

(compar. jumpier; superl. jumpiest)

Being in a tense state. Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight.

Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. Synonyms: bumpy, jolting, jolty, rocky, rough.

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"Jumpy" Quotes from Famous Books

... baby; and if you took the thing as a shock instead of—of what it probably really is, and went and got cut up about it, you might start the little beggar with a sort of fit, and shake its little nerves up, so that it would be jumpy all its life. ...

— The Tree of Heaven • May Sinclair

... through the hole and peered out to see what was happening. Daddy Longlegs was all ready for a fright. He was so upset, on account of being caught away from home on a windy day, that he was unusually jumpy and fidgety. But—as it often happens at such times—he met with a pleasant surprise. For there sat Sandy Chipmunk, with his long tail curled over his back, and something very like a smile ...

— The Tale of Daddy Longlegs - Tuck-Me-In Tales • Arthur Scott Bailey

... is a relief to see somebody else (whom I do not know quite so well) going first. Time enough to be jumpy when the Commandant and the women go forth on the ...

— A Journal of Impressions in Belgium • May Sinclair

Words linked to "Jumpy" : tense, jump, smooth, jumpiness