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- [jit-uh-ree]
- /ˈdʒɪt ə ri/
- /ˈdʒɪt.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jit-uh-ree]
- /ˈdʒɪt ə ri/
Definitions of jittery word
- adjective jittery extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He's very jittery about the medical checkup. 1
- noun jittery Nervous or unable to relax. 1
- adjective jittery person: nervous, tense 1
- adjective jittery action: showing nervousness 1
- adjective jittery If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. 0
- adjective jittery nervous and anxious 0
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Origin of jittery
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35; jitter + -y1
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Parts of speech for Jittery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jittery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
jittery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jittery
adjective jittery
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- nervy — brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy: a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull.
- jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
- on edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
adverb jittery
- nail-biting — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
Antonyms for jittery
adjective jittery
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- composed — If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
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