jumpily

adv — 2 senses

jumpily

adv

/ˈd͡ʒʌmpɪli/

Etymology From jumpy + -ly.

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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