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adjective(nervous) nervös; (frightened) verängstigt* * *['‹itəri](very nervous and easily upset: She has become very jittery since her accident.) nervös* * *jit·tery[ˈʤɪtəri, AM ˈʤɪt̬ɚi]* * *['dZItərɪ]adj (inf)nervös, rappelig (inf)* * *jittery [ˈdʒıtərı] adj umg furchtbar nervös:* * *adjective(nervous) nervös; (frightened) verängstigt* * *adj.nervös adj. -
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( fam) nervös; -
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adjfam ganz nervös -
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adjfam ganz nervös
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jittery — UK US /ˈdʒɪtəri/ adjective INFORMAL ► 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 … Financial and business terms
jittery — adj. being in a tense state; easily upset or frightened; of a person. Syn: edgy, fidgety, high strung, in suspense(predicate), jumpy, nervous, nervy, overstrung, restive, uneasy, uptight. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jittery — (adj.) 1931, American English, from JITTER (Cf. jitter) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Jitteriness … Etymology dictionary
jittery — jumpy, nervous, impatient, unquiet, restless, restive, uneasy, fidgety Analogous words: unnerved, unmanned (see UNNERVE): perturbed, agitated, disquieted, upset, discomposed (see DISCOMPOSE) Contrasted words: collected, composed, *cool,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
jittery — [adj] nervous antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, edgy, excitable, fidgety, high strung*, jumpy, on edge*, on pins and needles*, panicky, quivering, restless, shaky, skittish, spooked, tense, trembling, uneasy, uptight; concept 401 … New thesaurus
jittery — ☆ jittery [jit′ər ē ] adj. Informal having the jitters … English World dictionary
jittery — [[t]ʤɪ̱təri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [INFORMAL] International investors have become jittery about the country s economy. Syn: jumpy, edgy, on edge … English dictionary
jittery — jitteriness, n. /jit euh ree/, adj., jitterier, jitteriest. extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He s very jittery about the medical checkup. [1930 35, Amer.; JITTER + Y1] * * * … Universalium
jittery — adj. Jittery is used with these nouns: ↑nerve … Collocations dictionary
jittery — jit|ter|y [ˈdʒıtəri] adj informal anxious or nervous ▪ It was probably the tension that made him jittery … Dictionary of contemporary English
jittery — adjective, informal the company s accounting troubles left stock investors jittery Syn: nervous, on edge, edgy, tense, anxious, agitated, ill at ease, uneasy, keyed up, overwrought, jumpy, on tenterhooks, worried, apprehensive; informal with… … Thesaurus of popular words