Definition of Jumpy

behaving in an anxious or nervous way

Examples of Jumpy in a sentence

Because he is afraid of the police, the jittery driver appeared jumpy when he was pulled over by the officer.  

Tammy is afraid of the dark and acts jumpy any time she hears a noise in the hallway.  

While inside the haunted house, the jumpy children were shaken up by the scary costumes and creepy décor.  

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