nervously

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in an anxiously nervous manner

   we watched the stock market nervously

2. 2
   adv

   with nervous excitement

   our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch

3. 3
   adv

   In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

   He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.

Etymology

From nervous + -ly.