jittery
jit·tery
adj \ˈji-tə-rē\Definition of JITTERY
Examples of JITTERY
- I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
- The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
First Known Use of JITTERY
1931
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Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, hyperkinetic, excitable, jumpy, nervous, skittery, skittish, spasmodic, spooky
Related Words: hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic; anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight; emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic; irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy
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