NERVOUS

/ˈnɜːvəs/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 13

Scrabble letter values: N1E1R1V4O1U1S1 = 10

Definition

  1. adjective easily agitated.
  2. adjective causing or fraught with or showing anxiety. — synonyms: anxious, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
  3. adjective of or relating to the nervous system. — synonyms: neural
  4. adjective excited in anticipation. — synonyms: aflutter
  5. adjective unpredictably excitable (especially of horses). — synonyms: skittish, flighty, spooky

Examples

  • “a nervous addict”
  • “a nervous thoroughbred”
  • “spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”

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