adither, adj.
Pronunciation: Brit. /əˈdɪðə/, U.S. /əˈdɪðər/
Etymology: < a- prefix3 + dither n
In a state of excitement, anxiety, or confusion, often in expectation of something. Cf. all of a dither at dither n. b.
1912 S. R. Crockett Moss Troopers i. 5 Myriads of purple splashes, none of which were distinct or ever for a second stood still, criss-crossing and melting one into the other, all equally a-dither with excitement.
1929 Carbondale(Illinois)Free Press 7 Jan. 2/4 Found Mary Louise, an attractive water waving miss, very much adither.
1941 T. Wolfe Hills Beyond vi. 287 Everybody was bursting with excitement over it, everybody was adither and agog over the stupendous implications of it.
1990 Washington Post 13 Aug. a13/1 The base was adither with chaotic maneuver, as rifle squads in full battle gear trooped around in the steamy heat.
2006 Las Vegas(Nevada)Rev.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 29 Jan. 2d, A dozen or so elected officials are all adither after it was revealed they accepted free tickets worth hundreds of dollars apiece to see the Stones in November.
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