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nervous as a cat

nervous as a cat adjective: very nervous.

Adjective

nervous as a cat (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very nervous.

Words formed from nervous as a cat

Questions about nervous as a cat

What does nervous as a cat mean?
Nervous as a cat means very nervous.
What part of speech is nervous as a cat?
Nervous as a cat is an adjective.

Words near nervous as a cat in the dictionary

  1. nervose
  2. nervosism
  3. nervosities
  4. nervosity
  5. nervous
  6. nervous as a cat
  7. nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
  8. nervous as a whore in church
  9. nervous breakdown
  10. nervous breakdowns
  11. nervous hit

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