nervously

nervously
In a nervous manner; with nervosity; in a way that displays nervousness.

He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.


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  • Nervously — Nerv ous*ly, adv. In a nervous manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nervously — adverb 1. in an anxiously nervous manner (Freq. 3) we watched the stock market nervously • Derived from adjective: ↑nervous 2. with nervous excitement (Freq. 2) our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch • …   Useful english dictionary

  • nervously — adv. Nervously is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑ask, ↑await, ↑back, ↑chuckle, ↑cough, ↑edge, ↑eye, ↑fidget, ↑flick, ↑flicker, ↑giggle, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • nervously — nervous ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily agitated or alarmed. 2) apprehensive or anxious. 3) relating to or affecting the nerves. DERIVATIVES nervously adverb nervousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • nervously — adverb see nervous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nervously — See nervous. * * * …   Universalium

  • nervously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tensely, apprehensively, restlessly; see excitedly …   English dictionary for students

  • nervously — nÉœrvÉ™slɪ / nɜːv adv. tensely, anxiously, apprehensively; excitedly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nervously — ner·vous·ly …   English syllables

  • nervously — See: nervous …   English dictionary

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