nervy

nervy
Synonyms and related words:
agitated, all nerves, apprehensive, beefy, biggety, bluff, bold, bouncing, brash, bulldoggish, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, derisive, discomposed, disquieted, disrespectful, disturbed, doughty, edgy, excitable, excited, facy, fearful, feverish, fidgety, flip, flippant, flurried, flustered, forceful, forcible, forcy, forward, fresh, frightened, full-blooded, full-strength, gally, game, gamy, goosey, gratuitous, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, high-strung, husky, impertinent, impudent, iron-hard, irritable, jerky, jittery, jumpy, lusty, malapert, mettlesome, mighty, nerves on edge, nervous, obstinate, on edge, overstrung, panicky, pert, pertinacious, perturbed, plucky, potent, powerful, puissant, red-blooded, resolute, restive, restless, robust, robustious, rude, ruffled, rugged, sassy, saucy, shaken, shaken up, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spirited, spiritful, spooky, spunky, stalwart, steely, stirred up, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, tenacious, tense, tough, troubled, troublous, turbulent, twitchy, twittery, uncalled-for, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful, upset, uptight, vigorous, wise-ass

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  • nervy — erv y (n[ e]rv [y^]), a. [Compar. {nervier} (n[ e]rv [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {nerviest}.] 1. Strong; sinewy. His nervy knees. Keats. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy. [PJC] 3. Exhibiting courage or daring;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nervy — index insolent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • nervy — (adj.) full of courage, 1870, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Sense of excitable is from 1891 …   Etymology dictionary

  • nervy — [adj] bold, pushy cheeky*, crass, crude, forward, fresh*, impudent, inconsiderate, pert, plucky*, rude, sassy*, smart, smart alecky*, wise; concept 401 Ant. afraid, modest, shy, timid, unwilling …   New thesaurus

  • nervy — ► ADJECTIVE (nervier, nerviest) 1) chiefly Brit. nervous or tense. 2) N. Amer. informal bold or impudent. DERIVATIVES nervily adverb nerviness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • nervy — [nʉr′vē] adj. nervier, nerviest 1. Rare strong; vigorous; sinewy 2. Brit. nervous; excitable; jittery 3. full of courage; bold ☆ 4. Informal rudely bold; brazen; impudent nervily adv. nerviness n …   English World dictionary

  • nervy — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)vi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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. [mainly BRIT] Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad tempered and …   English dictionary

  • nervy — nervily, adv. nerviness, n. /nerr vee/, adj., nervier, nerviest. 1. brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy: a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull. 2. having or showing courage; brave or bold: the nervy feats of the mountaineers. 3. strong; …   Universalium

  • nervy — UK [ˈnɜː(r)vɪ] / US [ˈnɜrvɪ] adjective Word forms nervy : adjective nervy comparative nervier superlative nerviest informal 1) British worried and afraid a nervy and excitable group 2) a) American willing to do something although it might offend… …   English dictionary

  • nervy — 1. mod. nervous. □ Mary is so nervy. Anything will set her off. □ Now, don’t get nervy. 2. mod. daring; courageous. □ What a nervy guy! □ Don’t get nervy with me …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • nervy — nerv|y [ nɜrvi ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) AMERICAN willing to do something although it might offend someone: It was a bit nervy of me, I know, but I rushed to the front of the line. a ) rude and showing little respect for what people think or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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