nerved

English

Etymology

nerve + -ed

Verb

nerved

  1. simple past and past participle of nerve

Adjective

nerved (comparative more nerved, superlative most nerved)

  1. (obsolete) Vigorous, strong; courageous. [17th–19th c.]
  2. (in combination) Having nerves of a specified kind. [from 17th c.]
    a strong-nerved hero
  3. (botany, often in combination) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf. [from 18th c.]
    The leaf was palmately nerved.

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