Nervous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system: nervous tissue.
  • adj. Stemming from or affecting the nerves or nervous system: a nervous disorder.
  • adj. Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
  • adj. Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension: nervous moments before takeoff.
  • adj. Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited: "the nervous thrust of a modern creation” ( Henry A. Kissinger).
  • adj. Archaic Strong; sinewy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Easily agitated or alarmed; on edge or edgy.
  • adj. Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
  • adj. Relating to or affecting the nerves.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
  • adj. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves
  • adj. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
  • adj. Sensitive; excitable; timid.
  • adj. Apprehensive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of nerves.
  • Sinewy; strong; vigorous; well-strung.
  • Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by force or strength in sentiment or style: as, a nervous historian.
  • Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in or affecting some part of the nervous system: as, a nervous disease; a nervous impulse; a nervous action.
  • Having the nerves affected; having weak ordiseased nerves; easily agitated or excited; weak; timid.
  • In botany, same as nerved.
  • Synonyms Forcible.
  • Timorous, excitable, high-strung.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. easily agitated
  • adj. excited in anticipation
  • adj. of or relating to the nervous system
  • adj. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  • adj. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
  • Equivalent
    tense    excited    excitable    troubled   
    Antonym
    calm    relaxed   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sinewy    strong    vigorous    forcible    spirited    sensitive    excitable    timid    apprehensive    nervy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gervase    Service    disservice    service   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anxious    sudden    mental    weak    uneasy    gentle