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Definition of jittery adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jittery

adjective
 
/ˈdʒɪtəri/
 
/ˈdʒɪtəri/
 (informal)
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  1. anxious and nervous
    • I felt jittery before going on stage.
    • The election campaign got off to a jittery start.
    • Just talking about it made her jittery.
    • All this talk of war was making him jittery.
    Synonyms nervousnervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.nervous easily worried or frightened:
    • He was of a nervous disposition.
    See also the entry for worried.    neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
    • She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.
    on edge nervous or easily made angry:
    • She was always on edge before an interview.
    jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:
    • All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.
    Patterns
    • a nervous/​neurotic man/​woman/​girl
    • to feel nervous/​on edge/​jittery
    • a bit nervous/​on edge/​jittery
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryJittery is used with these nouns:
    • nerve
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    Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.
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