Nervy
adjective
Showing or requiring courage or good nerve.
It was a nervy move by the young player.
Often appears as...
- nervy move
- nervy performance
adjective
Easily upset or easily made nervous.
She's been a bit nervy lately.
Often appears as...
- feel nervy
- look nervy
adjective
Bold or slightly rude.
It was nervy of him to ask for a raise.
Often appears as...
- nervy of him
- nervy to ask
adjective
Showing or requiring courage or good nerve.
It was a nervy move by the young player.
Often appears as...
- nervy move
- nervy performance
adjective
Easily upset or easily made nervous.
She's been a bit nervy lately.
Often appears as...
- feel nervy
- look nervy
adjective
Bold or slightly rude.
It was nervy of him to ask for a raise.
Often appears as...
- nervy of him
- nervy to ask
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Action
Describes a courageous act, often against adversity or pressure.
Taking the penalty was a nervy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Confident Attitude
Implies a display of confidence, sometimes more than what is typical.
His nervy reply caught everyone off guard.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Risk
Often used when someone takes a calculated risk that is admired.
Her nervy investment paid off handsomely.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Action
Describes a courageous act, often against adversity or pressure.
Taking the penalty was a nervy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Confident Attitude
Implies a display of confidence, sometimes more than what is typical.
His nervy reply caught everyone off guard.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Risk
Often used when someone takes a calculated risk that is admired.
Her nervy investment paid off handsomely.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Action
Describes a courageous act, often against adversity or pressure.
Taking the penalty was a nervy decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Confident Attitude
Implies a display of confidence, sometimes more than what is typical.
His nervy reply caught everyone off guard.
Pro Tip 3/3Impressive Risk
Often used when someone takes a calculated risk that is admired.
Her nervy investment paid off handsomely.
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response and that's why I was sort of getting a little bit nervy there at one point because one of the vehicles is trapped not trapped down there but one of the vehicles is down there and it's obviously he's now come down out of the drainage line he wasn't in the water when the vehicle made its way down there
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Safari Live - Day 360 PIPE...
response and that's why I was sort of getting a little bit nervy there at one point because one of the vehicles is trapped not trapped down there but one of the vehicles is down there and it's obviously he's now come down out of the drainage line he wasn't in the water when the vehicle made its way down there
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Quote examples
Sarah Weinman
American Journalist
The Chill,' by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi, was both a wise and nervy choice to start the year: Starr's standalone novels, such as 'Hard Feelings' and 'The Follower,' sustain a mood not unlike the perpetual unscratchable itch on one's back, and go Highsmith-level deep into the sociopathic mind.
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Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
They have become part of us in that if we get dressed up as them, we don't actually have to have a script. You can just become them. You just become nervy.
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E. L. Doctorow
American Author
We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.
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Ed Weeks
English Actor
I'm a very anxious, nervy kind of loser in many ways, and I get very stressed and a little tense.
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Catherine Jinks
Australian Writer
I'm a very nervy kind of person, who finds it almost impossible to relax.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Kate Upton is curvy and nervy.
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Sarah Weinman
American Journalist
The Chill,' by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi, was both a wise and nervy choice to start the year: Starr's standalone novels, such as 'Hard Feelings' and 'The Follower,' sustain a mood not unlike the perpetual unscratchable itch on one's back, and go Highsmith-level deep into the sociopathic mind.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
They have become part of us in that if we get dressed up as them, we don't actually have to have a script. You can just become them. You just become nervy.
Quote examples
E. L. Doctorow
American Author
We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.
Quote examples
Ed Weeks
English Actor
I'm a very anxious, nervy kind of loser in many ways, and I get very stressed and a little tense.
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Catherine Jinks
Australian Writer
I'm a very nervy kind of person, who finds it almost impossible to relax.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Kate Upton is curvy and nervy.
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