Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: They do not get most of the illnesses that make the authorities so jumpy about cows ' milk.

Modifies a noun

• moment: Their performances are all about shocks as they provide some truly jumpy moments.

• bit: I'd planned to drive up to the top carpark by the bottom of the bmx, jumpy bit with the doubles.

• riff: Like Captain Beefheart ( growling blues vocals and jumpy riffs ) meets the Buzzcocks.

• cut: Production techniques such as editing, how to avoid jumpy cuts, maintaining continuity.

• leg: The jumpy legs would occur simultaneously but at irregular intervals ( about 5 - 20 seconds ).

Modifying Another Word

• little: I guess we are all a little jumpy these days.

• very: I can't watch live TV an Recorded is very jumpy.

• so: I'm not so jumpy any more either, especially around men.

• rather: The video is rather jumpy - is your connection dial-up or broadband?

• too: May as well make them feel comfortable, so they don't get too jumpy.

• quite: I noticed she was also quite jumpy when she saw passing cars.

Used with adjective complement

• get: At 3 hours and 15 minutes, I started getting jumpy, but within 15 minutes I started picking up a weak signal.

• feel: Anyone else feeling jumpy anytime they hear a helicopter these days?

• seem: Tony seems very jumpy after his time in prison.