jittery
adjUK /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/ · US /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/
Etymology From jitter + -y.
1
nervy, jumpy, on edge
- 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.2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:
2
Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.
- jittery video playback
- Derived terms
- jitterily, jitteriness, overjittery, unjittery