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nervously

adv

Etymology

From nervous + -ly.

  1. derived from *snéh₁wr̥✻
  2. derived from nervōsus
  3. inherited from nervous — “composed of or incorporating nerves”
  4. formed as nervously — “nervous + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a nervous manner

    In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

    • He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.
    • She nervously undressed in the dancing beams of the Fidra lighthouse, giving it all away before it's too late

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA