twitchy

[ twich-ee ]

adjective

, twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est.

1. twitching or tending to twitch.
2. nervous; jumpy:

   All that pressure at the office has made him twitchy.

twitchy

/ ˈtwɪtʃɪ /

adjective

1. nervous, worried, and ill-at-ease

   he was twitchy with anticipation

Other Words From

• twitchi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of twitchy¹

First recorded in 1740–50; twitch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I’m a poll worker in metro Atlanta, and I’m already twitchy about the election.

From Salon

His power is in his voice — a twitchy, erratic, untethered yelp — that reveals him not as a victim, but as a vessel of chronic pain.

From Los Angeles Times

“I'm getting a little bit irked and twitchy about people just focusing on what happened in 2022 and thinking that the same will happen.”

From BBC

Eight years since its last proper album, it reasserted that its suave, hooky funk — upended by twitchy samples and grinding distortion — retained all its potency.

From Los Angeles Times

Marcus, not his real name, is nervous and twitchy as he sits by the harbour wall in Calais.

From BBC