twitchedadj.

Brit.

/twɪtʃt/, U.S.

/twɪtʃt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. That has been twitched (in various senses of twitch v.¹).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective]

reigheOE

drofc1000

druvyOE

restlessOE

worya1225

forstraughtc1386

unquertc1390

unsaughtc1390

ill (evil) at easea1400

unrofula1400

unquietc1400

unrestya1413

unquieted?a1425

unrestful?c1425

unpeaceda1475

out of quieta1500

inquiet?1504

uneasya1513

perturbed1538

unquietous?1545

disquieted?1548

astraught1564

astraughted1565

agitate1567

turmoiled1570

disquiet1587

distroubled1590

weltered1590

disturbed1593

twitcheda1594

troublesome1596

stract1598

uncomposed1601

discomposed1603

incomposed1608

uncouth1660

unserene1664

chagrin1665

agitated1684

perturbated1704

disordered1711

perturbate1741

chagrineda1754

nervish1760

uncomfortable1796

funked1831

untranquillized1831

streaked1833

striped1839

discomfortable1844

streaky1848

bothered1851

funked out1859

bebothered1866

disorderly1871

fantod1883

rattled1885

aflap1887

shook1891

dicked-up1967

torqued1967

weirded out1973

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > distorted lip

twitcheda1594

a1594 R. Greenham Wks. (1612) 855 If you struggle, it will fare with you, as with a bird in a grinne; the more she striueth, the faster she is, and more twitched.

1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. ii. 306 No miner, when his vein is checked or twitched out, can possibly tell how long it is to continue twitched.

1857 Putnam's Monthly Aug. 201/1 Even the twitched guitar lifted up its now willing voice.

1883 G. Meredith Day Daughter of Hades vii His twitched lips puffing to tell In music his tears and his need.

1911 Country Life in Amer. 1 Sept. 51/1 The only reason why a twitched horse stands still is that every movement increases seriously the pain which the presence of the twitch inflicts constantly.

1962 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. 43/5 The buyer tries to keep his bids hidden from his competitors by using prearranged signals such as..a tapped pencil or a twitched nose.

2012 M. Lovric in M. Jakubowski Venice Noir 127 A twitched curtain and the spy-mirror revealed the face of the man at the next door.

2. British slang (originally Military). Twitchy, nervous, irritable.

ΚΠ

1959 P. Townend Died o' Wednesday xii. 216 He or she is likely to be..worried..‘twitched to the eyebrows’ as the flying boys have it.

1981 S. Jackman Game of Soldiers i. i. 16 The C.O.'s in there and he's a bit twitched.

2008 GP Mag. (Nexis) 25 July 20 That was nevertheless the gist that we got..and it was no surprise that some of us were a bit twitched.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twitched
释义	twitchedadj. Brit. /twɪtʃt/, U.S. /twɪtʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. That has been twitched (in various senses of twitch v.¹). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] reigheOE drofc1000 druvyOE restlessOE worya1225 forstraughtc1386 unquertc1390 unsaughtc1390 ill (evil) at easea1400 unrofula1400 unquietc1400 unrestya1413 unquieted?a1425 unrestful?c1425 unpeaceda1475 out of quieta1500 inquiet?1504 uneasya1513 perturbed1538 unquietous?1545 disquieted?1548 astraught1564 astraughted1565 agitate1567 turmoiled1570 disquiet1587 distroubled1590 weltered1590 disturbed1593 twitcheda1594 troublesome1596 stract1598 uncomposed1601 discomposed1603 incomposed1608 uncouth1660 unserene1664 chagrin1665 agitated1684 perturbated1704 disordered1711 perturbate1741 chagrineda1754 nervish1760 uncomfortable1796 funked1831 untranquillized1831 streaked1833 striped1839 discomfortable1844 streaky1848 bothered1851 funked out1859 bebothered1866 disorderly1871 fantod1883 rattled1885 aflap1887 shook1891 dicked-up1967 torqued1967 weirded out1973 the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > distorted lip twitcheda1594 a1594 R. Greenham Wks. (1612) 855 If you struggle, it will fare with you, as with a bird in a grinne; the more she striueth, the faster she is, and more twitched. 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. ii. 306 No miner, when his vein is checked or twitched out, can possibly tell how long it is to continue twitched. 1857 Putnam's Monthly Aug. 201/1 Even the twitched guitar lifted up its now willing voice. 1883 G. Meredith Day Daughter of Hades vii His twitched lips puffing to tell In music his tears and his need. 1911 Country Life in Amer. 1 Sept. 51/1 The only reason why a twitched horse stands still is that every movement increases seriously the pain which the presence of the twitch inflicts constantly. 1962 N.Y. Times 25 Jan. 43/5 The buyer tries to keep his bids hidden from his competitors by using prearranged signals such as..a tapped pencil or a twitched nose. 2012 M. Lovric in M. Jakubowski Venice Noir 127 A twitched curtain and the spy-mirror revealed the face of the man at the next door. 2. British slang (originally Military). Twitchy, nervous, irritable. ΚΠ 1959 P. Townend Died o' Wednesday xii. 216 He or she is likely to be..worried..‘twitched to the eyebrows’ as the flying boys have it. 1981 S. Jackman Game of Soldiers i. i. 16 The C.O.'s in there and he's a bit twitched. 2008 GP Mag. (Nexis) 25 July 20 That was nevertheless the gist that we got..and it was no surprise that some of us were a bit twitched. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1594
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