jittery

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English jit

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English jitter

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English jittery

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^[1]:

     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)
• Māori: pūohorere, āmaimai, tūtakarerewa, mōniania, āmaimai
• Portuguese: tenso (pt)
• Russian: дёрганый (ru) (djórganyj)
• Spanish: nervioso (es)