spazzy

Wildly lacking coordination

Spazzy is an adjective meaning clumsy, hyperactive, or uncoordinated—mild in American usage, offensive in British: I get spazzy when I've had too much coffee.

Like spaz, it derives from spastic and carries significant weight in Commonwealth English.

erratic

clumsy

Lacking physical coordination

fumbling · stumbling · bumbling · blundering · ungainly · gawky · maladroit · lurching · inept · ungraceful

hyperactive

hyper

Excessively energetic, informally

jittery · antsy · wired · frantic · frenetic · agitated · bouncy · excitable · caffeinated · amped

twitchy

jerky

Cured meat snack

shaky · trembling · quivering · jittery · involuntary · uncontrolled · halting · disjointed · fitful · tremorous

Opposites
physical coordination and movement quality

spazzygraceful

Elegant in movement

coordinated · smooth · agile · fluid · poised

emotional/behavioral composure

spazzycalm

Free from agitation

composed · collected · serene · unflappable · placid

social presentation and coolness

spazzycool

Calm or fashionable

smooth · suave · slick · together · unruffled

Family

spasm, spastic, spasticity, spastically

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