Jittery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or feeling nervous unease: a jittery vigil in the dark.
  • adj. Marked by jittering movements: a jittery ride over rough terrain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. nervy, jumpy, on edge
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. being in a tense state; easily upset or frightened; -- of a person.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by jerky movements
  • adj. being in a tense state
  • Equivalent
    tense   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    edgy    fidgety    high-strung    in suspense(predicate)    jumpy    nervous    nervy    overstrung    restive    uneasy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    glittery   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    edgy    jumpy    metronomic    twitchy    fidgety    pent-up    uptight    antsy    panicky    high-strung