nerveless

adjective

nerve·less | \ ˈnərv-ləs

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Definition of nerveless

1 : lacking strength or courage : feeble

2 : exhibiting control or balance : poised, cool

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he's a nerveless pushover who'll be eaten alive by his own staff to be a paramedic, you need to be calm, clearheaded, and nerveless in emergencies

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Its 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi's team was achieved through resilient and nerveless play. — Pan Pylas, chicagotribune.com, "Nigeria in need of victory against inspired Iceland," 21 June 2018 So with two on and no out, Pierce sent in his nerveless fixer: Parker Joe Robinson. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Arkansas takes down Texas with big inning," 17 June 2018 His later career, following a move, in 1970, to Captiva Island, in Florida, was consumed by fetching but rather nerveless experimentation—with print mediums, cardboard reliefs, exotic fabrics, reflective surfaces, and incessant photography— — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Audacity of Robert Rauschenberg," 29 May 2017

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