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jittery
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jit·ter·y  (jt-r)
adj. jit·ter·i·er, jit·ter·i·est
1. Having or feeling nervous unease: a jittery vigil in the dark.
2. Marked by jittering movements: a jittery ride over rough terrain.

jitter·i·ness n.

jittery [ˈdʒɪtərɪ]
adj
Informal nervous and anxious
jitteriness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.jittery - characterized by jerky movements; "a jittery ride"
2.jitteryjittery - being in a tense state              
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

jittery
adjective nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy (informal), wired (slang), trembling, shaky, neurotic, agitated, quivering, hyper (informal), fidgety, antsy (informal) Investors have become jittery about the country's economy.
together (slang), relaxed, calm, composed, laid-back (informal), unfazed (informal), unflustered
Translations
jittery [ˈdʒɪtərɪ] ADJmuy inquieto, nervioso
to get jitteryinquietarse, ponerse nervioso

jittery [ˈdʒɪtəri] adj [person] → nerveux/euse
to be jittery → avoir la frousse

jittery
adj (inf)nervös, rappelig (inf)

jittery [ˈdʒɪtərɪ] adj (fam) → nervoso/a, agitato/a
jittery [ˈdʒɪtərɪ] adj (fam) → nervoso/a, agitato/a

jittery
adj jittery [ˈdʒitəri]
very nervous and easily upset She has become very jittery since her accident. senuweeagtig عصَبي المِزاج паникьосан ustrašený nervøs; anspændt nervös νευρικός, ευερέθιστος nervioso närviline عصبی؛ دچار دلهره hermostunut froussard עַצבָּנִי घबराया, हैरान razdražljiv ideges mudah terkejut taugaóstyrkur nevrastenico 神経過敏な 신경질적인 nervingas nervozs gugup zenuwachtig nervøs, urolig roztrzęsiony nervoso nervos нервный nervózny, panikársky živčen uzrujan skakis, nervis กระวนกระวายใจ; ว้าวุ่นใจ; กระสับกระส่าย çok sinirli 極度緊張的,容易不安的極度緊張不安的, 神經過敏的 нервовий وحشت زدہ dễ bị kích thích ,


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