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nervous
English
Etymology
From Middle English nerv?us (“containing nerves; made up of nerve-like fibres; of or relating to nerves; containing sinews or tendons, sinewy; affecting sinews or tendons”), from Latin nerv?sus (“nervous; sinewy; energetic, vigorous”), from nervus (“nerve; muscle; sinew, tendon; (figuratively) energy, power; nerve; force, strength, vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snéh?wr? (“sinew, tendon”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as nerve +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??v?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n??v?s/
- Hyphenation: nerv?ous
Adjective
nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)
- Of sinews and tendons.
- (obsolete) Full of sinews. [14th–18th c.]
- (obsolete) Having strong or prominent sinews; sinewy, muscular. [15th–19th c.]
- (obsolete) Of a piece of writing, literary style etc.: forceful, powerful. [17th–19th c.]
- 1788, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 264:
- Nervous, clear, and striking, was almost all that he uttered […].
- 1788, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 264:
- Of nerves.
- Supplied with nerves; innervated. [from 14th c.]
- Affecting the nerves or nervous system. [from 15th c.]
- (botany, obsolete) Nervose. [17th–18th c.]
- Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: excitable, high-strung, hypersensitive; see also Thesaurus:nervous
- Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nervous
- Antonyms: calm, relaxed
Derived terms
Related terms
- nervosity
Translations
Notes
References
Further reading
- nervous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- nervous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- nervous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
nervous From the web:
- what nervous system
- what nervous system controls skeletal muscles
- what nervous system controls voluntary actions
- what nervous system controls involuntary actions
- what nervous system calms the body
- what nervous system controls heart rate
- what nervous system is fight or flight
- what nervous system controls smooth muscle
unsure
English
Etymology
un- +? sure
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Adjective
unsure (comparative unsurer, superlative unsurest)
- uncertain
- I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.
- unstable or precarious
- unsure footing
Synonyms
- agnostic (unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)
Translations
unsure From the web:
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- unsure what to do with my life
- unsure what career to pursue
- unsure what career path to take
- unsure what job i want to do
- unsure what to do with my career
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