亚洲网紅露点

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jumpy

[ juhm-pee ]

adjective

jumpier, jumpiest.
  1. subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. characterized by sudden starts, jerks, or jumps:

    a jumpy narrative.



jumpy

/ 藞诲萧蕦尘辫瑟 /

adjective

  1. nervous or apprehensive
  2. moving jerkily or fitfully
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞箩耻尘辫颈濒测, adverb
  • 藞箩耻尘辫颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 箩耻尘辫顎僫路濒测 adverb
  • 箩耻尘辫顎僫路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of jumpy1

First recorded in 1865鈥70; jump + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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鈥淐ordially鈥 is a little too jumpy for its own good, but its discursive heart is in the right place for these grievous times.

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Wales hadn't done with the jumpy Scots, though.

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And because cacao has much less caffeine than coffee, fans say it gives them an energetic boost without making them jumpy.

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Maybe Long is too jumpy to focus, maybe he鈥檚 just tuning Aden out.

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Ms Christie said she was baffled how the "jumpy castle" got the go ahead when her mother had to go to three different appeal panels just to get double glazing installed.

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