Nervous Definition & Meaning
nervous
- adjective
- easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
- 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"
- of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder"
- excited in anticipation
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
"Nervous" in song lyrics
See how nervous is used in real songs:
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"Damn near police the state, and make us nervous"
Aceyalone — Ms. AmeriKKKa -
"damn near police the state, you make us nervous"
Aceyalone — Ms. AmeriKKKa -
"The foundation of their alacrity makes the umis nervous"
Aesop Rock — NY Electric
Words that rhyme with nervous
Usage tips for "nervous"
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- What does nervous mean?
- easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred" 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" of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" excited in anticipation unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- What part of speech is nervous?
- Nervous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does nervous have?
- Nervous has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).