Meaning of "Nervous." -- Will any of your correspondents kindly oblige me, by stating what is the actual meaning of the word nervous? On reference to Johnson, I find it expressed as follows: --
"Nervy, sinewy, vigorous; also having diseased or weak nerves."
Now, by this definition, I am led to believe that the word has two meanings, directly opposed to each other. Is this so? K. BANNEL. Liverpool.
nervousという単語には、Johnsonの辞書で正反対の定義があるのではないか、という質問だった。1851年7月5日の Notes and Queries から。