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nervous

/'n/[@]/rv/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the nervous system

    adj.pert

    Examples
    Nervous disease.
    Synonyms neural

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. easily agitated

    adj.all

    Examples
    A nervous addict.
    A nervous thoroughbred.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

    adj.all

    Examples
    Those nervous moments before takeoff.
    Synonyms anxious queasy uneasy unquiet

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. excited in anticipation

    adj.all

    Synonyms aflutter

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

    adj.all

    Synonyms flighty skittish spooky

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

nervimotionnervimotornervinenervomuscularnervosenervositynervous breakdownnervous disordernervous exhaustionnervous impulsenervous prostrationnervous strain

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