jittery

3 definitions found

jittery - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  jittery \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]

jittery - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jittery
      adj 1: characterized by jerky movements; "a jittery ride"
      2: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly   strung
         , jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung,
         restive, uptight]

jittery - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "jittery":
     agitated, all shook up, all-overish, discomposed, disquieted,
     disturbed, excited, feverish, fidgeting, fidgety, flurried,
     flustered, fluttery, goosey, high-strung, in a quiver, jumpy,
     nervous, nervy, perturbed, quivering, quivery, restless, ruffled,
     shaken, shaken up, shaking, shaky, shivering, shivery, shook up,
     skittery, spooky, stirred up, trembling, trembly, tremulant,
     tremulous, troubled, troublous, turbulent, twitchy, twittery,
     uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful, upset