Nervously

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

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

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an anxiously nervous manner wordnet
  2. 2
    with nervous excitement wordnet

Example

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"As his lips got bluer, I nervously waited for the ambulance."

Etymology

From nervous + -ly.

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