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twitchy

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twitch⋅y

  [twich-ee]
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–adjective, twitch⋅i⋅er, twitch⋅i⋅est.
1. twitching or tending to twitch.
2. nervous; jumpy: All that pressure at the office has made him twitchy.
Origin:
1740–50; twitch + -y 1

Related forms:
twitch⋅i⋅ness, noun
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twitch·y   (twĭch'ē)   
adj.   twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est

  1. Characterized by jerky or spasmodic motion: the twitchy whiskers of a cat.

  2. Nervous; jittery.

twitch'i·ly adv., twitch'i·ness n.
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