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NERVELESSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nervelessly mean?
• NERVELESSLY (adverb)
The adverb NERVELESSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a composed and unconcerned manner
Familiarity information: NERVELESSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a composed and unconcerned manner
Synonyms:
coolly; nervelessly; nonchalantly
Context example:
without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher
Pertainym:
nerveless (marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional)
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