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stewy

stewy

8.6
Feeling nervous and restless because you worry
  • adjective
  • /ˈstuːi/
  • Informal
translation icon : nervioso
  • Whenever she has too much to do, she gets a little stewy and can't relax.

Examples

  • He became stewy waiting for the results of his job interview.

  • The team felt stewy before the big match, pacing nervously in the locker room.

  • I felt stewy before the big presentation.

  • She looked stewy and restless during the meeting.

  • He felt stewy while waiting for the test results, unable to focus on anything else.

  • She gets stewy when there are too many deadlines approaching and can't find a moment to breathe.

  • The students were stewy before their final exams, pacing anxiously in the hallway.

Synonyms

agitated
vsstewy
49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

is more inwardly restless and worried rather than outward nervous excitement
brooding
vsstewy
8 6.2

Having a quiet, serious mood that feels dark

is more anxious and restless rather than reflective or melancholic
angsty
vsstewy
  • Informal
4 7.5

Feeling worried and tense about personal problems

is more inwardly restless and worried rather than openly emotional
broody
vsstewy
3 8.0

Being serious and quiet because of deep thought

is more restless and worried, not calm thoughtful sadness
nervy
vsstewy
1 6.5

Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event

is more inwardly worried and restless rather than plain tension
fretty
vsstewy
  • Archaic
9.5

Feeling worried and unable to relax about small things

is more deeply restless and seriously troubled rather than minor worries

Antonyms

calm
735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

untroubled
4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

How Worried

panicked
16 4.6
anxious
201 2.7
stewy
  • Informal
8.6
worried
∞ 1.0
uneasy
98 3.2
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

stewy positive

Morphology

stewy = stew (semi-transparent) = stew + y

Morphologically clear (stew + -y) but relies on the informal verb sense 'to stew' = 'to worry', which some learners may not know.

Etymology

Stewy comes from the verb stew, which also means 'to worry'. Think of someone 'stewing' over a problem like food simmering slowly, and that slow, burning feeling explains why stewy can mean anxious or brooding.