Twitchy

//ˈtwɪt͡ʃi// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    susceptible to twitching a lot.

    "For the most part, however, his hunched, twitchy, wide-eyed take doesn’t seem like a believable portrait of social awkwardness so much as just a forced, awkward performance."

  2. 2
    irritable, cranky, nervous, anxious, worried figuratively

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
agitatedall shook upall-overishcantankerouscholericconvulsive

Example

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"For the most part, however, his hunched, twitchy, wide-eyed take doesn’t seem like a believable portrait of social awkwardness so much as just a forced, awkward performance."

Etymology

From twitch + -y.

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