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twitchiest

twitchiest is the superlative form of twitchy.

Meaning of twitchy

Adjective

twitchy (comparative twitchier, superlative twitchiest)

  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.2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club
  2. (figuratively) irritable, cranky, nervous, anxious, worried
    • 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.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

Questions about twitchiest

What is twitchiest the superlative form of?
Twitchiest is the superlative form of twitchy.

Words near twitchiest in the dictionary

  1. twitchet
  2. twitchets
  3. twitchety
  4. twitchgrass
  5. twitchier
  6. twitchiest
  7. twitchily
  8. twitchiness
  9. twitching
  10. twitchingly
  11. twitchings

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