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jittersome

jittersome adjective: characterised or marked by jittering.

Adjective

jittersome (comparative more jittersome, superlative most jittersome)

  1. (rare) characterised or marked by jittering
    • A full sot of acceleration figures is not available. Zero to sixty and to a hundred in 9.3 and 22 sec respectively, figured as near as may be tjy converting from somewhat jittersome r.p.m. readings, is the best that can be offered in that line of data; both were timed with screen up and a...1946, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar
    • "I like it! I like it very well! Jittery! Jittersome!"2004, Stephen King, The Dark Tower VII

Forms of jittersome

comparativemore jittersome
superlativemost jittersome

Origin of jittersome

From jitter + -some.

Questions about jittersome

What does jittersome mean?
Jittersome means characterised or marked by jittering.
What part of speech is jittersome?
Jittersome is an adjective.

Words near jittersome in the dictionary

  1. jitterings
  2. jitterless
  3. jitterplot
  4. jitterplots
  5. jitters
  6. jittersome
  7. jittery
  8. jitties
  9. jitting
  10. jitty
  11. jiu

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