jittery

[ jit-uh-ree ]
/ ˈdʒɪt ə ri /

adjective, jit·ter·i·er, jit·ter·i·est.

extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He's very jittery about the medical checkup.

Origin of jittery

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; jitter + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM jittery

jit·ter·i·ness, noun

Words nearby jittery

jism, jit, jitney, jitter, jitterbug, jittery, jiujitsu, jiulong, jiva, jivaro, jive

British Dictionary definitions for jitteriness

jittery
/ (ˈdʒɪtərɪ) /

adjective

informal nervous and anxious

Derived forms of jittery

jitteriness, noun