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nervy

2 syllables · also nervier, nerviest
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, nervy means having nerve.

Meanings of nervy

6 meanings

adjective

  1. USHaving nerve; bold; brazen.

  2. UKFeeling nervous, anxious or agitated.

  3. technicalJittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

  4. Being in a tense state

    Similar: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung

  5. Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger

    “the nervy feats of mountaineers”

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicStrong; sinewy.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

nervy around the world

USHaving nerve; bold; brazen.
UKFeeling nervous, anxious or agitated.

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for nervy →
adjective: being in a tense state
edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpyoverstrungrestiveuptight
adjective: offensively bold
brashcheeky

Words that rhyme with nervy

curvy

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Nearby words

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