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twitchy

[twich-ee] / ˈtwɪtʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
edgy
Synonyms
WEAK
a bundle of nerves all wound up anxious critical excitable excited fidgety high-strung ill at ease impatient irascible irritable jittery jumpy nervous on edge overstrung restive restless skittish tense touchy uneasy uptight

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Most objectionable may be the central character, frustrated film director Ben Braxton, played with twitchy tetchiness by Hamish Linklater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

When Dave once returned home after a lengthy hospital stay, he was twitchy and exhausted but unable to sleep.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

“I feel twitchy again, you know, I just feel good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The next morning, they show up at each other’s doors with a look in their eyes — feral, anxious, twitchy.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

And then the drummer kicks in with a fast twitchy beat.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli