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Jumpy vs Twitchy - What's the difference?

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Jumpy is a related term of twitchy.


As adjectives the difference between jumpy and twitchy

is that jumpy is nervous and excited while twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot.

jumpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Nervous and excited.

    • twitchy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • susceptible to twitching a lot.
  • (figuratively) irritable, cranky
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
    • Johnson's contract expires in November, and four weeks as memorable for scandals off the pitch as any achievements on it will do little to appease the notoriously twitchy committee-men at the Rugby Football Union.