adjective
- nervous, jumpy, or easily startled
- resembling or characteristic of a goose
Usage: informal
Examples
- She felt goosey walking alone through the dark alley.
- The loud noise made him goosey for the rest of the evening.
- Don’t be so goosey about the presentation tomorrow.
- The child became goosey whenever thunder rumbled overhead.
- His goosey neck stretched forward as he peered around the corner.