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jumpily

/ˈd͡ʒʌmpɪli/

jumpily adverb: nervously, or restlessly.

Adverb

jumpily (comparative more jumpily, superlative most jumpily)

  1. nervously, or restlessly
    • But when I sympathise and say that dating a pop star can't have helped, he says jumpily: "I think it's important to remember that when I started going out with her, she wasn't famous.1999 December 20, “Sabine Durrant interview with Jamie Theakston”, in The Guardian
  2. unevenly
    • The bus drove jumpily along the unmade road.

Forms of jumpily

comparativemore jumpily
superlativemost jumpily

Origin of jumpily

From jumpy + -ly.

Words that rhyme with jumpily

Questions about jumpily

What does jumpily mean?
Jumpily means nervously, or restlessly.
What part of speech is jumpily?
Jumpily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce jumpily?
Jumpily is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɪli/.

Words near jumpily in the dictionary

  1. jumpforms
  2. jumpgate
  3. jumpgates
  4. jumpier
  5. jumpiest
  6. jumpily
  7. jumpin'
  8. jumpiness
  9. jumpinesses
  10. jumping
  11. jumping a claim

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