twitchy

[ twich-ee ]

/ ˈtwɪtʃ i /

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adjective, twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est.

twitching or tending to twitch.

nervous; jumpy: All that pressure at the office has made him twitchy.

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Origin of twitchy

First recorded in 1740–50; twitch + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM twitchy

twitch·i·ness, noun

Words nearby twitchy

twit, twitch, twitcher, twitch grass, twitching trail, twitchy, twite, twitten, twitter, twitterpated, twittery

How to use twitchy in a sentence

Small actions like that friction don’t require picking good idea or bad ideas, they just make the platform less twitchy, less reactive.
How Fixing Facebook's Algorithm Could Help Teens—and Democracy|Charlotte Alter|October 5, 2021|Time
First comes quiet sleep, and then a shift to a twitchy, active sleep in which vibrant colors flash across the animals’ skin.
Octopus sleep includes a frenzied, colorful, ‘active’ stage|Laura Sanders|March 25, 2021|Science News
When they’re talking about how twitchy my dancing was, or whatever like that.
Reasons to Be Cheerful (Ep. 417)|Stephen J. Dubner|May 7, 2020|Freakonomics
“James Woods refuses to toe the Hollyweird line,” Twitchy managing editor Lori Ziganto told The Daily Beast in an email.
How James Woods Became Obama’s Biggest Twitter Troll|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Conservatives were quick to jump on the charges: websites like Twitchy and FrontPage Mag soon joined the anti-Tyson charge.
The Right’s War on Neil deGrasse Tyson|Tim Mak|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We had this mortar thing [over my shoulder], which was supposed to explode when I moved, and Pete said I was a little twitchy.
Mark Wahlberg Discusses ‘Lone Survivor,’ Kate Moss in Playboy, the Red Sox, and More|Marlow Stern|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eric Cantor: too twitchy (manly men do not visibly vibrate with nervous energy).
Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie’s Old-School Manliness|Michelle Cottle|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But accuse him of not respecting voters enough to level with them, and he may get nervous and twitchy like he does sometimes.
Ten Random Notes on Tampa|Michael Tomasky|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a scraggy sorrel with twitchy ears and wicked eyes, but it looked tough as a mountain buck.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
Her most positive experience was the revelation of Mrs. Flickerbaugh, the tall, thin, twitchy wife of the attorney.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
Maybe he felt something then, a twitchy twinge of grief, but he swallowed hard and it went away.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
The Probationer, rather twitchy from excitement and anxiety, felt her heart stop and race on again.
Love Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehart
"Same place you dig up those twitchy CV types you have spooking up your outer office," I snapped.
The Right Time|Walter Bupp

British Dictionary definitions for twitchy

twitchy

/ (ˈtwɪtʃɪ) /

adjective

nervous, worried, and ill-at-easehe was twitchy with anticipation

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