goosey

goos·ey

adj \ˈgü-sē\

goos·i·ergoos·i·est

Definition of GOOSEY

1

: resembling a goose

2

a : affected with goose bumps : scared b : very nervous c : reacting strongly when goosed or startled

Examples of GOOSEY

1. <have been feeling goosey all morning, knowing that I have that driving test hanging over my head>

First Known Use of GOOSEY

1811

Related to GOOSEY

Synonyms: aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, nervous, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

Related Words: aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms: confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

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Rhymes with GOOSEY

juicy, sluicy, sprucy