Jumpy

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements.
  • adj. On edge; nervous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Nervous and excited.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Jumping, or inducing to jump; characterized by jumps
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  • adj. being in a tense state
  • Equivalent
    tense   
    Variant
    jumpier    jumpiest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    edgy    fidgety    high-strung    in suspense(predicate)    jittery    nervous    nervy    overstrung    restive    uneasy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bumpy    clumpy    dumpy    frumpy    grumpy    lumpy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    edgy    unwell    unsure    jittery    touchy    perturb    nervy    unsteady    high-strung    short-tempered