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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
jittery \jittery\ adjective 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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
jittery
adjective: being in a tense state [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung}, {highly strung}, {in suspense(p)}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung}, {restive}, {uptight}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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