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Definition of
jumpy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
jumpy
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈdʒʌmpi
/
/
(
jumpier
,
jumpiest
)
(
informal
)
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nervous and anxious, especially because you think that something bad is going to happen
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jumpy
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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