·adj Sensitive; excitable; timid.
II. Nervous ·adj possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
III. Nervous ·adj Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
IV. Nervous ·adj Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
V. Nervous ·adj Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.