OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 19917

nervous

/ˈnɜːvəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nervioso
Of nerves.
Being in a crowd of strangers makes me nervous.
I can only assure you here that there is such a thing as a nervous child; whose nervous system is unstable; who is easily upset; whose pulse is apt to "run away" at any excitement;…
nervioso
Of nerves.
"My baby is a perfect bundle of nerves," said one mother to another. "She is so sensitive, she starts at the slightest sound. She sleeps only a few minutes at a time, and has to be…
They were looking at the table (which was spread out in great array); for these young housekeepers are always nervous on such points, and like to see that everything is right.