Definitions for nervous

nervous nerv·ous

Spelling: [nur-vuh s]
IPA: /ˈnɜr vəs/

Nervous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 164 anagrams from letters in nervous (enorsuv).

Definitions for nervous

adjective

  1. highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive:
  2. of or relating to the nerves:
  3. affecting the nerves:
  4. suffering from, characterized by, or originating in disordered nerves.
  5. characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension:
  6. having or containing nerves.
  7. sinewy or strong.
  8. Archaic. vigorous or spirited.

Origin of nervous

1350-1400; Middle English Latin nervōsus sinewy, equivalent to nerv(us) nerve + -ōsus -ous

Examples for nervous

Truth be told, there is no one better at capturing the agony and alarm of a woman in the throes of a nervous breakdown than Moore.

Don't let them see you get nervous when they turn out of the coaches.

And the sight of his white face and his nervous right hand was too much for them.

It made her interlace her fingers with nervous anxiety, but it set a fire in her eyes.

Are you excited, nervous, afraid, all of the above for the new Star Wars films?

The girl's answer was uttered with nervous eagerness which revealed her own stress of fear.

nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.

Hipparete blushed, and with a quick and nervous motion touched her cithara.

In this nervous city in an embattled country, even small explosions can have a big impact.

He's watching it because of his fondness for Bergman and because, he says, “She'll be nervous about my opinion.”

Word Value for nervous
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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