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fluttery

[fluht-uh-ree] / ˈflʌt ə ri /
ADJECTIVE
tense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy
STRONG
choked clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck
WEAK
beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking nervous wreck on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried
STRONG
happy untroubled
WEAK
limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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The result is a chatbot with a fluttery, poetic tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

What do we do with this fluttery feeling?

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

Lynx might be wild, Vanbianchi says with a laugh, but, like house cats, they’re curious and attracted to bright, fluttery things.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

But for a nice long while, it luxuriates in the fluttery pleasure of mutual crushes morphing into romance.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Miig’s fluttery owl call brought me back down to earth.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.