"nervous" Definition

Definitions for the word "nervous" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. a.
possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Sensitive; excitable; timid.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. adj.
1 easily upset, timid, highly strung. 2 anxious. 3 affecting the nerves. 4 (foll. By of + verbal noun) afraid (am nervous of meeting them). nervously adv. Nervousness n.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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