nervous

adj 1: being in a tense state; easily upset [syn: {edgy}, {high-strung},

{in suspense(p)}, {jittery}, {jumpy}, {nervy}, {overstrung},

{restive}, {uptight}]

2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an

anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious

glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before

takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: {anxious}, {uneasy}, {unquiet}]

3: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease";

"neural disorder" [syn: {neural}]

4: excited in anticipation [syn: {aflutter}]

5: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: {skittish},

{spooky}]