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Grade 4, Unit 5, Week 3
nervouslynervously
Definition
in a worried or frightened way
In Context
She hiked along nervously as she
looked at the narrow trail and the
steep drop.
Part of Speech
Adverb
Synonyms
fearfully, uneasily
Antonym
confidently
Making Word Connections
nerves, nervous, nervousness
More Word Connections
fear, danger, timid, unknown
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