jumpy English

Meaning jumpy meaning

What does jumpy mean?

Definitions in simple English

jumpy Adjective

— If you are jumpy you are very nervous or anxious. That is you may feel like jumping in fear if surprised, because you are a little afraid already. Are you okay, you seem jumpy today. I was a little jumpy after the car wreck.

jumpy

— adjective (= edgy) being in a tense state

— adjective (= rough, jolting) causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements a rough ride

Synonyms jumpy synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as jumpy?

jumpy English » English

nervous

nervy

jittery

restive

fidgety

edgy

uptight

uneasy

rough

rocky

overstrung

neural

jolty

jolting

jerky

highly strung

high-strung

excitable

bumpy

wrought up

worked up

wired

upset

unsmooth

uneven

unequalized

unequalised

unequal

spotty

spastic

spasmodic

self-conscious

rugged

resty

restless

ragged

petulant

patchy

overwound

oversensitive

on edge

nervousness

mismatched

like a cat on a hot tin roof

leading edge

laced-up

jump

irritable

irregular

fretful

Topics jumpy topics

What do people use jumpy to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Nervous

• What words refer to feeling very nervous?
  agitated be a bundle of nerves excited have the jitters be jittery jumpy nervous wreck panicky be in a state