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nervously
Variant of nervous
adjective
- Obsolete strong; sinewy
- vigorous in expression; animated
- of the nerves
- made up of or containing nerves
- characterized by or having a disordered state of the nerves
- characterized by or showing emotional tension, restlessness, agitation, etc.
- fearful; apprehensive
Related Forms:
- nervously adverb
- nervousness noun or nervosity
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