# nerved

Pronunciation: say "NURVD" US /nɝvd/, UK /nɜːvd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of nerve. — simple past and past participle of nerve
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of nerve. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The captain nerved his crew for the coming storm._
   - _Exhausted but determined, the climbers nerved themselves for the final ascent._

## Adjective

2. Having nerves of a particular character or quality, whether steady, delicate, or easily shaken.
   - Simple: Having nerves of a certain kind, such as steady nerves or shaky ones.
   - _Veteran surgeons are famously steel-nerved during high-risk operations._
   - _Only the most coolly nerved players win at the final table._
3. Having one or more principal veins, especially as seen running through a leaf.
   - Simple: Having one or more main veins, as a leaf does.
   - _Botanists noted that the leaf was distinctly nerved along its length._
   - _The species has broad, three-nerved leaves typical of the genus._

## Adjective

4. Full of vigor and strength; courageous and bold. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Strong, full of energy, and brave.
   - _The nerved soldiers held the bridge against far greater numbers._
   - _Few captains were so nerved as to sail into the northern storm._

## Origin

Formed from "nerve" combined with the suffix "-ed".

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