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- Dictionarynervy/ˈnəːvi/
adjective
- 1. easily agitated or alarmed; nervous: British "he was nervy and on edge"
- 2. bold or impudent: informal North American "it was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play"
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Nervy means showing or expressive of calm courage, bold, or excitable. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles of nervy from Merriam-Webster.
Nervy means worried or anxious, especially before an exam or in a difficult situation. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and usage with examples from various sources.
Nervy means brashly presumptuous or insolent, or having or showing courage. It can also mean nervous or excitable. See how to use nervy in a sentence and its origin and synonyms.
Nervy means worried or anxious, especially before an exam or in a difficult situation. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
If someone is nervy, their behaviour shows that they are very tense or anxious, or they are the type of person who is easily upset.
If you're nervy, you're so outspoken and brave that you're almost rude. A nervy student isn't afraid to ask even the grouchiest teacher to explain why he's giving so much homework on a Friday. You can use nervy to simply mean "brave," but it usually carries
Nervy can mean displaying rude boldness, willing to take risks, or feeling uncomfortable uncertainty. Find 261 similar and opposite words for nervy, as well as related articles and examples.
