nervous
nervous - adjective
- Timid, apprehensive
- Easily excited or irritated : jumpy
- Of or relating to the {a_link|nerves}
- Tending to produce nervousness} or agitation : {sx
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a nervous smile"
SpellingJoy score for nervous
SpellingJoy Gematria
✨ Mystic
230
Letter Values
N
17
E
5
R
19
V
23
O
15
U
21
S
22
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French {it}nervus, nervous,{/it} borrowed from Latin {it}nervōsus{/it} "full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style)," from {it}nervus{/it} "sinew, muscle, nerve:1" + {it}-ōsus{/it} -ous
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nervōsus "full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style)," from nervus "sinew, muscle, nerve:1" + -ōsus -ous