jittery
/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/US/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/
jittery adjective: nervy, jumpy, on edge.
Adjective
jittery (comparative jitterier, superlative jitteriest)
- nervy, jumpy, on edge
- Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian
- Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.
- jittery video playback
- Synonyms:
- jerky
jittery meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
jittery in Tamil
- மிகப் பதற்றமான, படபடப்படையும்
jittery in Urdu
- اعصاب زدہ, گھبرایا ہوا, پریشان, سراسیمہ
jittery in Malayalam
- tense, nervous, on edge
- വപ്രാളമുള്ള, പരിഭ്രമമുള്ള, നാഡീക്ഷോഭമുള്ള, ആധിയുള്ള, ഞരമ്പുവലിയുള്ള, സംഭ്രാന്തമായ
jittery in Kannada
- ಗಾಬರಿಗೊಂಡ, ಅಂಜಿದ, ಭಯಗ್ರಸ್ತ, ಬೆದರಿದ, ಆತಂಕದ
More languagesFewer languages
- jittery in Gujarati
- બેચેન becen
Examples of jittery in a sentence
- As jittery as everyone was, there were bound to be some itchy trigger fingers, American and Kuwaiti.
- She is a jittery bundle of nerves rather than the tough stoic she ought to be.
- I’m as jittery as the crack-pottiest of them.
Synonyms of jittery
Forms of jittery
| comparative | jitterier |
|---|---|
| superlative | jitteriest |
Origin of jittery
From jitter + -y.
Words formed from jittery
Questions about jittery
- What does jittery mean?
- Jittery means nervy, jumpy, on edge.
- What is jittery in Tamil?
- Jittery in Tamil is மிகப் பதற்றமான, படபடப்படையும். See Jittery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jittery?
- Jittery is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce jittery?
- Jittery is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/ (UK).
Words near jittery in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jittery (page history and authors); jittery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jittery (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jittery (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); jittery (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); બેચેન (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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