📖 Definitions of "Nervy"
adjective
- 1
Having nerve; bold; brazen.
- 2
Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
- 3
Strong; sinewy.
- 4
Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.
🔄 Synonyms of "Nervy"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| boldverb | Courageous, daring. |
| tensenoun | (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| cheeky | (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. |
| high-strung | (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. |
| forwardverb | (not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something. |
| nervous | Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. |
| uptightnoun | (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
| overstrung | Excessively tense or nervous |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. |
| in suspense | — |
| brashnoun | (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nervy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
| high-strung | (informal, idiomatic) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable. |
| jumpy | Nervous and excited. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| overstrung | Excessively tense or nervous |
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| brash | (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless. |
| cheeky | (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. |
| uptight | (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. |
| forward | (not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something. |
| bold | Courageous, daring. |
| tense | Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed. |
| nervous | Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. |
| in suspense | — |
| nerved | (in combination) Having nerves of a specified kind. |
| nervosenoun | For or pertaining to the nerves. |
| nervishnoun | nervous; anxious |
| nervate | (botany) Having nerves. |
| nervo-bilious | (phrenology, obsolete) Easily excitable and with energy and strength of mind and body. |
| nervelikenoun | Resembling or characteristic of nerves. |
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