nervine
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the nerves.
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acting on or relieving disorders of the nerves; soothing the nerves.
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of nervine
1655–65; < New Latin nervīnus, equivalent to Latin nerv ( us ) nerve + -īnus -ine 1
Example Sentences
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Rebuilder of the adrenals, borage is a deep-acting nervine suited to times of exhaustion and low spirits.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024
We sucked our nervine lozenges with mutual earnestness.
From Vesty of the Basins by Greene, Sarah P. McLean
But it is when Jay Jay ribs himself up with a powerful nervine and tackles government by injunction that he really rises into the realm of pure humor—becomes serious, so to speak.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper
I accepted a nervine lozenge, and we braced ourselves firmly on the log, placid, but set, against all resistance, not to be great!
From Vesty of the Basins by Greene, Sarah P. McLean
She had gone into the acquisition of knowledge and the development of thought as some women go into the intoxication of a nervine.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
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