jumpily
- adverb
- /ˈdʒʌmpɪli/
:
nerviosamente
- He scans the garden jumpily.
Examples
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"Ito-sensei said that?" Ashida snickered jumpily and inhaled on the cigarette.
Fiction book (1990) -
The puppy moved jumpily when it heard the loud noises outside.
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She shifted jumpily in her seat as the movie's suspense built.
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After the sudden thunder, he looked around jumpily, startled by the sounds.
Synonyms
1
5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
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7.0
Someone or something moves in a nervous, jumpy way
In a nervous way with small quick movements
In a way that shows discomfort or nervousness by moving restlessly
With light quick shaking movements like a small bird flapping its wings
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
With sudden, unsteady movements that make you lose balance
In a sudden, rough way that shocks or surprises
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jumpily comes from the simple verb jump, which means 'to move suddenly', plus the ending -y that makes jumpy and -ly that makes it an adverb. Think of someone ready to 'jump' at a small sound; that's why jumpily means acting in a nervous, easily startled way.