adjective
- easily startled or made nervous; anxious or on edge
- characterized by sudden movements or changes; erratic
Examples
- She felt jumpy after watching the horror movie.
- The cat was jumpy around strangers.
- His jumpy behavior made everyone nervous.
- The stock market has been jumpy all week.
- I’m always jumpy when I drink too much coffee.
- The jumpy footage made the video hard to watch.