jittery

English

Etymology

From jitter +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/

Adjective

jittery (comparative jitterier, superlative jitteriest)

1. nervy, jumpy, on edge
   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian‎:

     Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.

2. Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.

   Synonym: jerky

   jittery video playback

Derived terms

• jitterily
• jitteriness
• overjittery
• unjittery

Translations

nervy

Czech: nervózní (cs), rozklepaný Dutch: springerig (nl), zenuwachtig (nl), scherp (nl) Georgian: ნერვებაშლილი (nervebašlili), ნერვიული (nerviuli) German: unruhig (de), nervös (de), zappelig (de), aufgeregt (de) Italian: nervoso (it) Maori: pūohorere, āmaimai, tūtakarerewa, mōniania, āmaimai Portuguese: tenso (pt) Russian: дёрганый (ru) (djórganyj) Spanish: nervioso (es)