nerved

      English

      Etymology

      nerve +‎ -ed

      Verb

      nerved

      1. simple past tense and past participle of nerve

      Adjective

      nerved (comparative more nerved, superlative most nerved)

      1. (botany) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.
        The leaf was palmately nerved.

      Usage notes

      Often used as a combining form, as in seven-nerved.

      Anagrams

      Read in another language

      Last modified on 16 June 2013, at 00:01