jump´i|ness

jump´i|ness
jump|y «JUHM pee», adjective, jump|i|er, jump|i|est.
1. moving by jumps; making sudden, sharp jerks: »

a jumpy puppy.

2. easily excited or frightened; nervous: »

The jumpy little old lady started at every noise.

jump´i|ly, adverb.
jump´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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