jumpy
adjective
subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
jumpiness
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a word derived from
jumpy.
Example Sentences
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When that didn’t address the five-year-old rescue dog’s barking or jumpiness on walks, they visited Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Pathological vigilance, irritability and jumpiness, known as reactivity, feel like flight responses that have outlived their purpose.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Einstein objected to the jumpiness, chance elements and other indeterminate aspects of quantum theory, whereas Bohr found these acceptable.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 13, 2017
As I pieced the story together, their jumpiness became more understandable.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
But I knew Uncle Tony wasn't trying to be rude, and that his jumpiness was all about my second-place loss at the meet on Saturday, which, by the way, he wasn't at.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
