nervously

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nervously

adverb more nervously · most nervously

  1. In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness. He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.

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Closest in meaning: jitterily, apprehensively, worriedly, restlessly, anxiously, tensely, skittishly, timorously, shakily, edgily, jumpily, agitatedly, fretfully, uneasily, fearfully, alarmedly

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adv in a nervous manner

Españolnerviosamente
Portuguêsnervosamente
Françaisnerveusement
Deutschnervös, erregbar, gereizt, hektisch, unruhig
Italianonervosamente
Русскийне́рвно nérvno

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@misc{nervously_2026,
  title = {nervously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nervously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}