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Twitchy vs Switchy - What's the difference?

twitchy | switchy |

As adjectives the difference between twitchy and switchy

is that twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot while switchy is (colloquial) having a whisking motion.

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.

    switchy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Having a whisking motion.
    • (Coombe)
    (Webster 1913)