2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nervous \Nerv"ous\, a. [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf F.
nerveux See {Nerve}.]
1. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. ``Nervous
arms.'' --Pope.
2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by
strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as a
nervous writer.
3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as
nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited;
subject to or suffering from undue excitement of the
nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
Poor, weak, nervous creatures. --Cheyne.
5. Sensitive; excitable; timid.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
nervous
adj 1: being in a tense state; easily upset [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung},
{in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung},
{restive}, {uptight}]
2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an
anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious
glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before
takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {anxious}, {uneasy}, {unquiet}]
3: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease";
"neural disorder" [syn: {neural}]
4: excited in anticipation [syn: {aflutter}]
5: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish},
{spooky}]
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