Nervous Definition

nûrvəs
adjective
Of the nerves.
Webster's New World
Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
American Heritage Medicine
Characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves.
Webster's New World
Strong; sinewy.
Webster's New World
Vigorous in expression; animated.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Nervous

  • Middle English sinewy, containing nerves from Latin nervōsus sinewy from nervus sinew nerve

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin nervōsus

    From Wiktionary

Nervous Sentence Examples

  • She was nervous about her daughter.

  • I was nearly as nervous as my first call.

  • I was nervous so I forgot his name.

  • He looked nervous and uncomfortable.

  • She was as nervous as a cat in a dog pound.

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Words Starting With

NNENER

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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