Nervously meaning

What does “nervously” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“nervously” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: in an anxiously nervous manner.

nervously

adverb

  1. in an anxiously nervous manner

    “we watched the stock market nervously”

  2. with nervous excitement

    “our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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