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twitchy

Adjective

Meaning

susceptible to twitching a lot.

(figuratively) irritable, cranky

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Apparently, Mayella's recital had given her confidence, but it was not her father's brash kind: there was something stealthy about hers, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail. Harper Lee

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen. John Cale

I have, since the age of about 2, been a twitchy bundle of phobias, fears, and neuroses. And I have, since the age of 10, when I was first taken to a mental hospital for evaluation and then referred to a psychiatrist for treatment, tried in various ways to overcome my anxiety. Scott Stossel

I get twitchy if I don't pick up a guitar or sit at the piano every now and then... I have to do it; I don't have a choice. Julian Cope

If I'm at home for the weekend - and that is almost never - I tend to get twitchy at about eight o'clock in the evening because my body clock is timed to go on stage. I don't know what to do with myself. Jimmy Carr

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy. Saffron Burrows

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