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   What does 'nervy' mean?

   • 'Nervy' now most often means “showing or expressive of calm courage” or “marked by effrontery or presumption.”

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   What is a “nervy” dog?

   • A “nervy” dog is one who gets stressed and worried easily – often flipping into forward aggression or fear inappropriately or very easily. A dog with “solid nerves” does not see a threat easily, and is much easier to train in the sport.

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   What does NERV mean?

   • Short for nervous, can also mean pissed off /something got under your skin. Nick: What happened dude? Tom: We started talking about the time Billy's sister gave me a handjob, and he got kinda nerv . Nick: Lol. Get the Nerv mug. If you have the nerve to do somthink then you've got alot of guts but its used in a bad way.

   Urban Dictionary: The Nerve

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   What does nervus mean?

   • The Latin word nervus referred to muscle or sinew, and the English word nerve, before it came to refer to the bundle of fibers, axons and dendrites that sends and receives messages to the brain, originally appeared in contexts suggesting the idea of muscle:

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   The meaning of NERVY is sinewy, strong. How to use nervy in a sentence. sinewy, strong; showing or expressive of calm courage : bold; marked by effrontery or presumption : brash…

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNERVY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. UK uk / ˈnɜː.vi / us / ˈnɝː.vi / Add to word list. worried: I'm always nervy before an exam. Synonyms. on edge. high-strung US. highly strung UK. nervous (WORRIED) uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated. angsty. anxious. fretfully. frightened.

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   Define nervy. nervy synonyms, nervy pronunciation, nervy translation, English dictionary definition of nervy. adj. nerv·i·er , nerv·i·est 1. Arrogantly impudent; brazen. 2. Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold. 3. Chiefly British Jumpy; nervous.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNERVY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. UK us / ˈnɝː.vi / uk / ˈnɜː.vi / Add to word list. worried: I'm always nervy before an exam. Synonyms. on edge. high-strung US. highly strung UK. nervous (WORRIED) uptight informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated. angsty. anxious. fretfully. frightened.

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   'Nervous' is an adjective describing someone who is uneasy, apprehensive, or easily excitable. 'Nervy' most often means 'showing or expressive of calm courage' or 'marked by effrontery or presumption.'

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   Nervy definition: brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy. See examples of NERVY used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNERVY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad-tempered and nervy. Alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state.