Word: nervously
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: nerv
ous
ly
Definition: In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
Morphemes:
Affix: nerve
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nervus
Language: la
Decoded: nervus
Meaning: sinew
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.