nervously
adverb/ˈnɜrvəsli/
Frequency rank: #9,858 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that shows anxiety or unease
Example sentence
She waited nervously outside the interview room, checking her phone every few seconds.
Synonyms & related words
- anxiously
- uneasily
- apprehensively
- tensely
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