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nervous
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[ˈnəːvəs], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- easily agitated or alarmed
(e.g: a sensitive, nervous person)
- relating to or affecting the nerves
(e.g: a nervous disorder)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves’ and ‘relating to the nerves’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous’, from nervus ‘sinew’ (see nerve). nervous dates from the mid 18th century
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