jumpily
In jittery fashion
In a nervous, jittery, or easily startled manner: She glanced jumpily over her shoulder.
The word describes movement or behavior marked by sudden starts or twitches, suggesting anxiety or heightened alertness.
Anxiously restless
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- edgyTense and irritable
uneasy · apprehensive · anxiously · nervously · tensely · fearfully · shakily · tremulously
In uneven lurches
- spasmodicallyIn irregular sudden bursts
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
sporadically · haphazardly · disjointedly · convulsively · inconsistently · choppily · brokenly · unevenly
In a rebounding manner
- springilyWith elastic rebound
- peppilyWith cheerful energy
- bouncinglyIn a rebounding manner
- vivaciouslyWith high-spirited energy
sprightly · animatedly · exuberantly · lively · zestfully · friskily · perkily · buoyantly
jittery
Anxiously restless
edgy · uneasy · apprehensive · anxiously · nervously · tensely · fearfully · shakily · tremulously · warily
jerkily
In uneven lurches
- spasmodicallyIn irregular sudden bursts
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
unpredictably · sporadically · haphazardly · disjointedly · convulsively · inconsistently · choppily · brokenly · unevenly · abruptly
bouncily
In a rebounding manner
- springilyWith elastic rebound
- peppilyWith cheerful energy
- bouncinglyIn a rebounding manner
vivaciously · sprightly · animatedly · exuberantly · lively · zestfully · friskily · perkily · buoyantly · spiritedly
jumpilysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
steadily · evenly · fluidly · gracefully · unhurriedly
jumpilycalmly
In a tranquil manner
composedly · serenely · tranquilly · placidly · peacefully
- jumping-off pointInitial departure location
- jumping jacksExercise spreading limbs rhythmically
- jumping to conclusionsForming judgments prematurely
- jumping for joyExuberant celebratory motion
- jumping the gunActing before appropriate time
- jumping aroundLeaping in various directions