nerveless

comparative more nerveless · superlative most nerveless

1. Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
2. biologyLacking a nervous system.
3. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.

   Little Sea and Desire, blessed, nerveless savages, were sound asleep.

   1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 120

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   There was no distracting Rosol's ice-calm as he killed the fifth set and match. Ace, cross-court forehand winner, ace, forehand winner – a blistering eighth game took him to 5-3 and informed Nadal precisely how nerveless the Czech was.

   2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian