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twittery

American  
[twit-uh-ree] / ˈtwɪt ə ri /

adjective

  1. given to or characterized by twittering.

  2. tremulous; shaky.


Etymology

Origin of twittery

First recorded in 1880–85; twitter + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Cleverly playing with our sympathies, Gaynord, in his feature debut, stirs upper-class twittery and working-class pragmatism into scenes prickling with ambiguity.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

So accustomed have we become to the rapid-fire riposte, the staccato of TV talk and the insulting nit-wittery of twittery, that a thoughtful, considered speech in no hurry to get somewhere was almost hypnotic.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2020

She seems as twittery and free of thought as the parakeet seen in an onscreen video.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2019

When her father was elected Majority Leader of the House of Representatives last week, Tallulah Bankhead was the most twittery actress in all New York.

From Time Magazine Archive

He found them annoying and self-centered, twittery and vain.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo

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