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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nervouslyadverb

    in an anxiously nervous manner

    "we watched the stock market nervously"

  2. nervouslyadverb

    with nervous excitement

    "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"

Wiktionary

  1. nervouslyadverb

    In a nervous manner; with nervosity; in a way that displays nervousness.

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

Wikipedia

  1. nervously

    Behaviour (released as Behavior in the United States) is the fourth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone. A Japanese special edition included a bonus mini CD, exclusive artwork and printed lyrics in a white velvet-like box.

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  1. nervously

    Nervously refers to exhibiting or characterized by nervousness, agitation, unease, or anxiety. It is typically associated with behaviors like fidgeting, sweating, trembling, or a rapid heartbeat, and can be a reaction to various situations, potentially stressful or unfamiliar. It can also refer to doing something in a hesitant or uneasy manner due to apprehension or fear.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nervouslyadverb

    in a nervous manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nervously in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nervously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nervously in a Sentence

  1. Federico Bailey:

    Her behavior was odd, the day before I could tell something was seriously bothering her because her hand was shaking nervously and normally she is very confident and never shakes. . . . When I tried asking her what was wrong, she blew up on me and made me feel stupid for asking her what was wrong.

  2. J. A. Spender:

    'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop backwards into today's, and doing painfully and nervously today what I could do quickly and easily tomorrow.

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