Nervy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɜː.vi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nervy is an adjective meaning (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
Meaning
(US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
More Meanings
- (British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
- (archaic) Strong; sinewy.
- (technical) Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.
Example Sentences
It takes a nervy man to promulgate such stuff, and Ted Nelson has made a career out of being nervy.
Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.
And, for those simple times, his garments were / A chieftain-king's: beneath his breast, half bare, / Was hung a silver bugle, and between / His nervy knees there lay a boar-spear keen […]
She has been asked on a date to see The Barber of Seville in the company of society’s wealthiest and most eligible bachelor, the Hon Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) who is bored by her nervy and untutored chatter.
Word Forms
- nervier
- nerviest
Synonyms for nervy
Depending on context, synonyms include restive, jittery, bold, tense, cheeky, high-strung.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include edgy, high-strung, jumpy, jittery, overstrung, restive.
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