jumpy
/ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.67 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was the butler who saw him go. Twelve o'clock at night and raining hard. So next night I was up at the house and, sure enough, master was off again. Stephens and I went after him, but it was jumpy work, for it would have been a bad job if he had seen us."
- ""I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps.""
- "Near-synonym: saltatory"
- "We moved at a good clip, so I reached up to pull shut the window coverings, just in case this jumpy frog decided to escape."
- "Meanwhile, the car pursued its jumpy course, and I could not prevent myself laughing."
Etymology
Etymology tree English jump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jumpy From jump + -y.