Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nervous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nervous \Nerv"ous\, a. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nervous
adj 1: easily agitated; "quick nervous movements"
2: 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" [syn: {anxious}, {uneasy}, {unquiet}]
3: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease";
"neural disorder" [syn: {neural}]
4: excited in anticipation [syn: {aflutter}]
5: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish},
{spooky}]
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