Difference between Jittery and Uptight

What is the difference between Jittery and Uptight?

Jittery as an adjective is nervy, jumpy, on edge while Uptight as an adjective is excessively concerned with rules and order.

Jittery

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: nervy, jumpy, on edge

Uptight

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Excessively concerned with rules and order.Sexually repressed.

Example sentence: I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.

We hope you now know whether to use Jittery or Uptight in your sentence.

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