twitchy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtwɪt͡ʃi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From twitch + -y.
Meanings
-
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:
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(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:Railways don't normally feature, but Conservative MPs are getting twitchy about this nationwide local issue.
2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twitchier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| twitchiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
de unruhig (inclined to twitch a lot) · mi tūpanapana (inclined to twitch a lot) · de reizbar (irritable or cranky) · de nervös (irritable or cranky) · es sensible (irritable or cranky)