From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjitteryjit‧ter‧y /ˈdʒɪtəri/ adjective informal WORRIEDNERVOUSanxious or nervous OPP relaxed It was probably the tension that made him jittery.► see thesaurus at nervous
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jittery• It was probably the tension that had him jittery.• Her movements seemed more jittery, and her quick smile during the introductions looked forced.• Financial markets are jittery, as a war looms in the Gulf.• They look like jittery, hysterical little birds crowded together on a power line.• jittery investors• Even so, talk of course alterations continued throughout the jittery months of 1938 but no expenditure was undertaken. 