"nerve-wracking" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more nerve-wracking [comparative], most nerve-wracking [superlative]
Etymology: 1867, following earlier nerve-racking (1812). Head templates: {{en-adj}} nerve-wracking (comparative more nerve-wracking, superlative most nerve-wracking)
  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of nerve-racking. Tags: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: nerve-racking
    Sense id: en-nerve-wracking-en-adj-TLdlUZdF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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