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- Dictionaryjittery/ˈdʒɪt(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. nervous or unable to relax: "caffeine makes me jittery"
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showing nervousness or fear about something: jittery about sth Markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates. jittery investors / markets / mood. (Definition of jittery from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of JITTERY is suffering from the jitters. How to use jittery in a sentence.
Jittery can describe jerky or nervous actions. If you consume a lot of caffeine, you might appear jittery. If a running back is darting around quickly and unpredictably, making herky-jerky movements, he's jittery. Also, jittery applies to people who feel nervous or tense.
showing nervousness or fear about something: jittery about sth Markets are feeling very jittery about a possible rise in interest rates. jittery investors / markets / mood. (Definition of jittery from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [informal] International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. [+ about] Synonyms: nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy [informal] More Synonyms of jittery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
jit·ter·y. (jĭt′ə-rē) 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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
