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Nerved

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Vigorous, strong; courageous. obsolete

    "Beſides, their pains and pleaſures are ſo dependent on outward circumſtances […] that they ſeldom act from the impulſe of a nerved mind, able to chooſe its own purſuit."

  2. 2
    Having nerves of a specified kind. in-compounds

    "a strong-nerved hero"

  3. 3
    Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf. in-compounds, often

    "The leaf was palmately nerved."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of nerve form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From nerve + -ed.

Etymology 2

From nerve + -ed.

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