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Nervy   /nˈərvi/   Listen
Nervy

adjective
(compar. nervier; superl. nerviest)
1.
Being in a tense state.  Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight.
2.
Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger.
3.
Offensively bold.  Synonyms: brash, cheeky.  "A nervy thing to say"





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"Nervy" Quotes from Famous Books



... pretty nervy," Jeff declared, indignantly, "to walk in on people like this, without a word of warning! Nobody but an idiot would expect people just coming home from their honeymoon to want to find their house filled ...
— The Second Violin • Grace S. Richmond
... rather nervy up there. I'm off to Europe to-morrow on the City of Boston, and I should like to see ...
— The Box with Broken Seals • E. Phillips Oppenheim


Words linked to "Nervy" :   tense, bold, forward, nerve


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