Meaning

2 senses
  1. Nervous and excited.

    nervös

  2. Tending to jump; full of jumps.

    Near-synonym: saltatory

More definitions
  • being in a tense state
  • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom seems a little jumpy, doesn't he?

    deTom scheint etwas nervös zu sein, oder? — freddy1

  2. Tom seemed a little jumpy, didn't he?

  3. I don't know why you're all so jumpy.

    ruЯ не знаю, почему вы все такие нервные. — odexed

  4. Why are you so jumpy?

    ruПочему ты такой нервный? — odexed

  5. This is making me jumpy.

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
nervous and excited:

Forms

jumpier, jumpiest
Comparativejumpier Lesson
Superlativejumpiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Derivedjumpily

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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