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3 dictionary results for: jittery
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jit·ter·y       [jit-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -ter·i·er, -ter·i·est.
extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He's very jittery about the medical checkup.

[Origin: 1930–35, Americanism; jitter + -y1]

jit·ter·i·ness, noun
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jit·ter·y       (jĭt'ə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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jittery

adjective
1. characterized by jerky movements; "a jittery ride" 
2. being in a tense state [syn: edgy

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