jumpy

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    being in a tense state

Word Origin

jumpy (adj.)
"nervous," 1869, from jump (n.) + -y (2). Related: Jumpiness.

Antonym

adj.

steady

Example

1. This is just the sort of news that makes oil traders jumpy .
2. I was jumpy the entire day .
3. My mother gets very jumpy when she 's alone in the house .
4. I guess she would be jumpy after what happened this week .
5. Regulators are jumpy about who runs banks : tpg has reportedly promised wamu 's supervisor that it will not use its holding to exercise control .

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