jumpy
54
4.3
- adjective
- /ˈdʒʌm.pi/
- Informal
:
nervioso
- After watching the scary movie, he became very jumpy every time he heard a noise.
- get jumpy
- make jumpy
- feel jumpy
Like I, I'm a jumpy person probably because of that.
- Like I, I'm a jumpy person probably because of that.
- And yeah, a part of all of us will always be just a little bit jumpy because of these wounds.
Examples
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I was jumpy for a while, that's all.
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The cops are getting jumpy, their rifles trained, their trigger fingers ready.
Fiction book (2002) -
I was feeling jumpy and, as I said, like everybody else was in slow motion.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now that you mention it, they might have been a little bit jumpy.
Fiction book (1991) -
I think I'm a little jumpy.
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And remember, I'm a jumpy kind of guy, so try not to make any sudden moves.
Fiction book (1995) -
Your lady friend's made everybody a little jumpy; maybe it rubs off on you.
Fiction book (1999) -
Disturbed by the noise and chaos of the evening, the animals are agitated and jumpy.
Fiction book (1997) -
Martha seemed jumpy, unwilling to look straight at Nettie Lee or at the baby's warming tray.
Fiction book (1994) -
But there is an innocence about Elena that pricks his vanity and makes him jumpy for what he doesn't have.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
201
2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
77
5.0
Nervous and tense so you cannot relax
49
4.1
Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm
41
5.2
Feeling nervous and tense, easily upset
26
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
25
7.0
Easily frightened or nervous and likely to move suddenly
25
7.0
Being nervous and unable to keep still
14
4.1
Quick to become excited or nervous
12
7.2
Being very nervous and easily upset
9
4.6
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
8
4.8
Unable to stay still because you feel nervous
2
4.9
Feeling nervous and excited with a quick, shaky feeling in the body
1
8.6
Feeling nervous and lacking confidence in new situations
1
7.4
Someone who is very nervous and easily upset
1
6.5
Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event
1
8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
1
9.9
Feeling nervous and restless before an important event
Nervous and easily frightened, likely to jump at sudden sounds
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jumpy comes from the verb jump and the ending -y, which can mean 'likely to jump'. A helpful image is a person ready to jump at a small sound, which is why 'jumpy' means nervous and easily startled.