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jumpily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɪli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English jumpy Middle English -ly English -ly English jumpily From jumpy + -ly.

Meanings

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.

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