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

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