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Definition von nervous-nellie im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Characterized by worry or anxiety; having a weak, insecure personality
Woody Allen plays his most frazzled variation on the Woody we know best: a nervous-Nellie urban neurotic kvetching his way through life as a means of avoiding it.
- A person whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity
The captain is a nervous Nellie who can't make a decision without the approval of his protective aide-de-camp.
- Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie