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jittery definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characterized by jerky movements; "a jittery ride"
2: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1931 1. suffering from the jitters 2. marked by jittering movements • jitteriness noun

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. (INFORMAL) International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

agitated, all shook up, all-overish, discomposed, disquieted, disturbed, excited, feverish, fidgeting, fidgety, flurried, flustered, fluttery, goosey, high-strung, in a quiver, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, quivering, quivery, restless, ruffled, shaken, shaken up, shaking, shaky, shivering, shivery, shook up, skittery, spooky, stirred up, trembling, trembly, tremulant, tremulous, troubled, troublous, turbulent, twitchy, twittery, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful, upset