JITTERY

edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight

(adjective) being in a tense state

jittery

(adjective) characterized by jerky movements; โ€œa jittery rideโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

jittery (comparative jitterier, superlative jitteriest)

nervy, jumpy, on edge

Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.

Source: Wiktionary



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8 May 2025

INSULATION

(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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