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"Easily startled"2 answers
jumpy5 lettersskittish8 letters
Filled answer is this word (JUMPY).
Definitions
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Word origin
From jump + -y.
Used in a sentence
“"I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps."”
“We moved at a good clip, so I reached up to pull shut the window coverings, just in case this jumpy frog decided to escape.”
“Meanwhile, the car pursued its jumpy course, and I could not prevent myself laughing.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Easily startled”5 letters
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