adj sensitive; excitable; timid.
2. nervous ·adj possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
3. nervous ·adj of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
4. nervous ·adj possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
5. nervous ·adj having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.