Jumpy : 조마조마한, 안절부절 못하는, 신경과민인, 초조한
1)
it comes from the verb to jump
if somebody's jumpy, it means they're nervous , they're worried
Investors are very jumpy about the future of the economy
If you drink a lot of coffee, then you will find you are a bit jumpy
you see somebody who is nervous they hear the slightest noise and they jump somebody is jumpy, they are rather nervous and frightened and guilty
when they are alone at night, they feel rather jumpy, jittery or up tight
there is no need to be so jumpy, just calm down.
Don't be so edgy
Somebody who is on edge they are jumpy, nervous
he sounded rather jumpy
the stock market reacted jumpily to the lastest announcement from the chancellor of the exchequer
the jumpiness of markets is due to instability and everybody's a bit nervous or apprehensive
if you are jumpy, you are easily startled and easily surprised
nervous anxious tense and maybe neurotic, agitated, jittery and on edge, twichy
a bit antsy, worried
the opposite of being calm, composed, laid back
2)
You could also say use jumpy, to mean somebody or something that jumps a lot
your frog is very jumpy today
it jumps a lot
this road is very jumpy, because there are lots of bumps
but this use is not very common
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