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nerveless

[ nurv-lis ]

adjective

  1. without nervousness, as in emergencies; calm; collected.
  2. lacking strength or vigor; feeble; weak.
  3. lacking firmness or courage; spiritless; cowardly.
  4. Anatomy, Botany. having no nerves.


nerveless

/ ˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. calm and collected
  2. listless or feeble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱԱ, noun
  • ˈԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Աl· adverb
  • Աl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nerveless1

First recorded in 1725–35; nerve + -less
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It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.

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In 2021, at the end of another hectic afternoon, Ireland needed Sexton's nerveless late penalty to eke out a 27-24 victory.

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Joe Root’s nerveless half-century helped England overcome some significant scares to defeat Sri Lanka on a tense fourth day of the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford.

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Once the glasses came off, the 25-year-old turned into a pommel machine, and delivered a nerveless performances in both the team and individual events.

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Even as the tied game ticked into extra time, the match felt strangely nerveless.

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