Definitions

twitchy

[twich-ee] / ˈtwɪtʃ i /

ADJECTIVE

edgy

Synonyms

WEAK

a bundle of nerves all wound up anxious critical excitable excited fidgety high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable jittery jumpy nervous on edge overstrung restive restless skittish tense touchy uneasy uptight

Example Sentences

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Standing there without the dragon he looked—as his mother had said— ridiculously twitchy.

From Literature

But it made me twitchy not to be caught up on the current events of the day.

From Literature

And that my dad looks happier and less twitchy than normal.

From Literature

He describes Paul's power as "twitchy… the kind where you think, 'oh, he's caught me there'."

From BBC

Especially the kind posed by small, twitchy animals.

From Literature