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    JUMPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: jumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, jumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: jumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: jumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movementsplay

    Example:

    a rough ride

    Synonyms:

    bumpy; jolting; jolty; jumpy; rocky; rough

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Derivation:

    jump (a sudden involuntary movement)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Being in a tense stateplay

    Synonyms:

    edgy; high-strung; highly strung; jittery; jumpy; nervy; overstrung; restive; uptight

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)

    Derivation:

    jumpiness (the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters)

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