skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous
(adjective) unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
aflutter, nervous
(adjective) excited in anticipation
nervous
(adjective) easily agitated; “a nervous addict”; “a nervous thoroughbred”
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
(adjective) 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”
nervous, neural
(adjective) of or relating to the nervous system; “nervous disease”; “neural disorder”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.]
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, Thesaurus:nervous
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]
Synonym: Thesaurus:nervous
Antonyms: calm, relaxed
Source: Wiktionary
Nerv"ous, a. Etym: [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.]
1. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. "Nervous arms." Pope.
2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed. Poor, weak, nervous creatures. Cheyne.
5. Sensitive; excitable; timid. Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land. M. Arnold. Nervous fever (Med.), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.
– Nervous system (Anat.), the specialized coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. See Brain, Nerve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix.
– Nervous temperament, a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations. Mayne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
