Added 9 October 2026 nervously adverb Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words adverb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about nervously at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In an anxiously nervous manner. we watched the stock market nervously With nervous excitement. our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch Related Words: jitterilyapprehensivelyworriedlyrestlesslyanxiouslytenselyskittishlytimorouslyshakilyedgilyjumpilyagitatedly Back to today's word