English edit

Etymology edit

From jitter +‎ -some.

Adjective edit

jittersome (comparative more jittersome, superlative most jittersome)

  1. (rare) characterised or marked by jittering
    • 1946, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:
      A full sot of acceleration figures is not available. Zero to sixty and to a hundred in 9.3 and 22 sec respectively, figured as near as may be tjy converting from somewhat jittersome r.p.m. readings, is the best that can be offered in that line of data; both were timed with screen up and a passenger, incidentally.
    • 2004, Stephen King, The Dark Tower VII:
      "I like it! I like it very well! Jittery! Jittersome!"