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   nervy

   /ˈnəːvi/

   adjective

   • 1. easily agitated or alarmed; nervous: British "he was nervy and on edge"
   • ▪ characterized or produced by apprehension or uncertainty: "they made a nervy start"
   • 2. bold or impudent: informal North American "it was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play"
   • 3. vigorous or strong. literary

   Derivatives

   • 1. nervily adverb
   • 2. nerviness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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

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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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   showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger. “the nervy feats of mountaineers” synonyms: bold. fearless and daring. adjective. in a very tense state. synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight. tense. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Nervy."

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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.

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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.