noun
informalSee jumpy
‘Nevertheless, the fluidity of the text is generally not powerful enough to overcome the greater sense of disjointedness and jumpiness.’
- ‘There has been a lot of this jumpiness about headlines and movies lately.’
- ‘Difficulty sleeping, eating, or concentrating, irritability, and jumpiness - especially when a plane flies overhead or when around tall buildings - are all possible symptoms.’
- ‘Investors' jumpiness about valuation hardly comes as a surprise.’
- ‘I couldn't concentrate on anything, the jumpiness in my stomach a constant distraction.’
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