Meaning of nervous | Babel Free

Definitions

1. nerve
2. Of sinews and tendons.
   obsolete
3. Full of sinews.
   obsolete
4. nervous, on edge
5. Having strong or prominent sinews; sinewy, muscular.
   obsolete
6. furious, annoyed, irritated
7. Of a piece of writing, literary style etc.: forceful, powerful.
   obsolete
8. Of nerves.
9. Supplied with nerves; innervated.
10. Affecting or involving the nerves or nervous system.
11. Nervose.
    obsolete
12. Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
13. Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.

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Examples

“[T]here is nothing in marble equal to the Venus of Medici, for ſoftneſs and tenderneſs; as there is nothing ſo ſtrong and nervous, as the Hercules Farneſe.”

“Fortescutus illustratus, or a commentary on that nervous treatise De Laudibus Legum Angliæ […] [book title]”

“Nervous, clear, and striking, was almost all that he uttered […].”

“All Nervous Diſtempers whatſoever, from Yawning and Stretching, up to a mortal Fit of an Apoplexy, ſeems to me to be but one continued Diſorder, or the ſeveral Steps or Degrees of it, ariſing from a Relaxation or Weakneſs, and the want⟳ of a ſufficient Force⟳ and Elaſticity in the Solids in general, and the Nerves in particular, in Proportion to the Reſiſtance of the Fluids, in order⟳ to carry⟳ on the Circulation, remove⟳ Obſtructions, carry⟳ off the Recrements, and make⟳ the Secretions.”

“Elizabeth Moſs, a girl of about 15 years of age, was attacked, in December, 1773, with a ſlow nervous fever, during the courſe of which ſhe had very little ſleep; […]”

“However, concern⟳ regarding potential morbidity from biopsy of a central nervous system lesion makes it rare to have⟳ a pathologic specimen available for clinical diagnosis.”

“CANNACORUS, […] It hath a knobbed tuberoſe Root: The Leaves are long and nervous: […]”

“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; who blushes and pales and sweats easily; who tires easily; and who may be subject to headache and eye strain⟳.”

“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.”

“Various harbours fit to receive⟳ settlers are now enumerated by the author; and as for the cold, of which some, through report⟳, entertained a nervous dread, he invites his readers to reflect⟳ on "the great colde that is at times in Muſcouia, Sweidon, Norway, Spruceland, Poland, Denmarke, and other Eaſterne and Northerne parts of the world, where the people liue well and grow⟳ rich;" […]”

“"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 walked or rocked to get⟳ her off again. She won't go to strangers, and I am a nervous wreck taking care of her."”

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