adj
Meaning 1
Nervous and excited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
jumpy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/
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rhymes with -ʌmpi
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CMU ARPABET: JH AH1 M P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to jump; full of jumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: saltatory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: saltatory
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a rough ride
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being in a tense state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English jump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jumpy From jump + -y.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: нервен (nerven) — nervous and excited
- Bulgarian: неспокоен (nespokoen) — nervous and excited
- Danish: nervøs — nervous and excited
- Dutch: nerveus — nervous and excited
- Dutch: nerveuze — nervous and excited
- Dutch: zenuwachtig — nervous and excited
- Dutch: zenuwachtige — nervous and excited
- Finnish: hermostunut — nervous and excited
- French: nerveux — nervous and excited
- Georgian: გულფიცხი (gulpicxi) — nervous and excited
- Georgian: ნერვული (nervuli) — nervous and excited
- German: nervös — nervous and excited
- Japanese: ビクビク (bikubiku) — nervous and excited
- Japanese: ビクッ (bikū) — nervous and excited
- Latin: trepidus — nervous and excited
- Spanish: nervioso — nervous and excited
- Spanish: asustadizo — nervous and excited
- Unami: sàlàxsi — nervous and excited