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nervously

ner·vously

US/ˈnɜrvʌsli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in an anxiously nervous manner

  • “we watched the stock market nervously”
2.

with nervous excitement

  • “our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch”

Origin

From nervous + -ly.

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