nervy \nerv"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; bold; plucky.
[PJC]
4. Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1].
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nervy
adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly
strung, in suspense(p), jittery, jumpy, overstrung,
restive, uptight]
2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the
nervy feats of mountaineers"
3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
[syn: brash, cheeky]
[also: nerviest, nervier]
WordNet (r) 2.0
127 Moby Thesaurus words for "nervy":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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