Informal causing tension or anxiety
nail-biting
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Adjective
(comparative more nailbiting, superlative most nailbiting)
- Alternative spelling of nail-biting.
Adjective
(comparative more nail-biting, superlative most nail-biting)
- That causes nervous anticipation or suspense
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nail-biting. (n.d.). Retrieved December 09th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/nail-biting
Sentence Examples
- Discourage nail-biting and scratching the anal area.
Words near nail-biting in the dictionary
- nail-biting
- nail-bitingly
- nail-bomb
- nail-clipper