JUMPY
What does "JUMPY" mean?
Nervous and easily startled; on edge.
Meanings
- Anxious and likely to flinch or react sharply to small stimuli. Ever since the break-in, she's been jumpy at every creak of the floor.
- Moving in sudden, jerky, or irregular shifts. The old film was so jumpy it was hard to follow the action.
Word origin
Formed in English from the verb 'jump' (of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of feet landing) plus the suffix '-y'.
Remember it
A JUMPY person makes you JUMP - the word literally hands you its own definition.
A little poem
A door clicks somewhere-
she is on her feet before
her cup hits the floor.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked my anxious friend if he wanted to go skydiving. He's been jumpy about it ever since - though for once that's the whole point.
What it teaches
Nerves are an old alarm that keeps answering doorbells from a danger long since gone.
Quick facts
What does JUMPY mean?
Nervous and easily startled; on edge.
Is JUMPY a valid word?
Yes — JUMPY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JUMPY?
JUMPY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does JUMPY come from?
Formed in English from the verb 'jump' (of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of feet landing) plus the suffix '-y'.
What can JUMPY teach us?
Nerves are an old alarm that keeps answering doorbells from a danger long since gone.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.