nervy English

Meaning nervy meaning

What does nervy mean?

nervy

— adjective showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger the nervy feats of mountaineers

— adjective (= brash) offensively bold a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club a nervy thing to say

— adjective (= edgy) being in a tense state

Synonyms nervy synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as nervy?

nervy English » English

jumpy

nervous

cheeky

sinewy

jittery

impudent

edgy

restive

audacious

uptight

overstrung

jerky

highly strung

high-strung

fretful

fidgety

brash

worked up

vigorous

unstrung

uneasy

trespassing

tough

sudden

strung

shrewd

shameless

self-conscious

pushy

presumptuous

petulant

pert

on edge

neural

nervy cross

nerveless

mettlesome

intrusive

flustered

excited

excitable

distracted

daring

cool

confident

calculating

bold