jumpy
pronunciation
How to pronounce jumpy in British English: UK [ˈdʒʌmpi]
How to pronounce jumpy in American English: US [ˈdʒʌmpi]
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- Adjective:
- being in a tense state
Word Origin
- jumpy (adj.)
- "nervous," 1869, from jump (n.) + -y (2). Related: Jumpiness.
Antonym
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 .