1adjective
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
01 Word definition
nervous
7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants
Is NERVOUS a word?
Yes. NERVOUS is a 7-letter adjective. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
N-E-R-V-O-U-SHow do you spell NERVOUS?
NERVOUS contains 7 letters, begins with N, and ends with S.
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2adjective
of or relating to the nervous system
“nervous disease”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗anxiousqueasyuneasyunquietneural
02 Letter breakdown
How is NERVOUS spelled?
N1E2R3V4O5U6S7
03 Word-game status
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About NERVOUS.
How do you spell NERVOUS?
NERVOUS is spelled N-E-R-V-O-U-S. It contains 7 letters.