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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | anxious, critical, excitable, excited, high-strung, ill at ease, impatient, irascible, irritable, keyed up, overstrung, restive, restless, skittish, tense, touchy, uneasy, uptight |
| Antonyms: | calm, composed, easy-going, laid-back |
| Main Entry: | twitchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | edgy |
| Synonyms: | a bundle of nerves, all wound up, anxious, critical, excitable, excited, fidgety, high-strung, ill at ease, impatient, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, nervous, on edge, overstrung, restive, restless, skittish, tense, touchy, uneasy, uptight* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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