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adjective
- 1. nervous or unable to relax: "caffeine makes me jittery"
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showing nervousness or fear about something: jittery about sth Markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates. jittery investors / markets / mood. (Definition of jittery from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of JITTERY is suffering from the jitters. How to use jittery in a sentence.
jit·ter·y. (jĭt′ə-rē) 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. jit′ter·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Jittery definition: extremely tense and nervous; jumpy. See examples of JITTERY used in a sentence.
showing nervousness or fear about something: jittery about sth Markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates. jittery investors / markets / mood. (Definition of jittery from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [informal] International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. [ + about] Synonyms: nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy [informal] More Synonyms of jittery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Jittery can describe jerky or nervous actions. If you consume a lot of caffeine, you might appear jittery. If a running back is darting around quickly and unpredictably, making herky-jerky movements, he's jittery. Also, jittery applies to people who feel nervous or tense.
Definition of jittery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'jittery' If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'jittery' British English: dʒɪtəri American English: dʒɪtəri. More. Synonyms of 'jittery' • nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy (informal) [...] More. Collocations with 'jittery' jittery markets.
jittery meaning, definition, what is jittery: anxious or nervous: Learn more.
