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nervously

adverb B2
  1. In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness. · He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.
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“Oh, Anne, do come quick,” implored Diana nervously.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 136 · C1
He stood in the centre of the room, fumbling nervously with his hat and uncertain what to do.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 66 · B2
“I don’t know what I wouldn’t sooner have had happen,” thought Marilla, as she nervously shelled the peas.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 96 · C1
Excuse me;” and he began to laugh loudly, but nervously.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1030 · C1

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