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jit·ter·y
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ˈdʒɪt
ə
ri
/
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jit
-
uh
-ree
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adjective,
jit·ter·i·er,
jit·ter·i·est.
extremely tense and nervous; jumpy:
He's very jittery about the medical checkup.
Origin:
1930–35,
Americanism
;
jitter
+
-y
1
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jit·ter·i·ness,
noun
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jittery
(ˈdʒɪtərɪ)
—
adj
informal
nervous and anxious
'jitteriness
—
n
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