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nervous
('n/[@]/rv/@/s )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to the nervous system(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Nervous disease.
    Synonym:
    neural
    source: wordnet30
  • possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • easily agitated(adj.all)
    Example:
    A nervous addict.
    A nervous thoroughbred.
    source: wordnet30
  • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety(adj.all)
    Example:
    Those nervous moments before takeoff.
    Synonym:
    anxious, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
    source: wordnet30
  • excited in anticipation(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    aflutter
    source: wordnet30
  • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    flighty, skittish, spooky
    source: wordnet30
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