nervy
11nervy — 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… …
12nervy — nerv|y [ˈnə:vi US ˈnə:r ] adj informal 1.) nervous and easily frightened ▪ She was all tired and nervy. 2.) AmE brave and confident …
13nervy — adjective it was a nervy move Syn: audacious, impudent, brazen, cheeky, bold, plucky; informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy …
14nervy — adjective (nervier; est) Date: 1607 1. archaic sinewy, strong 2. a. showing or expressive of calm courage ; bold b. marked by effrontery or presumption ; brash 3 …
15nervy — adjective a) Having nerve; bold; brazen. b) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated …
16nervy — 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 …
17nervy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bold, brash. See courage, insolence.Ant., nerveless, timid. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. crass, pushy, inconsiderate; see crude 1 , rude 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. insolent rude,… …
18nervy — nerv·y || nÉœrvɪ / nÉœËvɪ adj. bold, impudent, presumptuous; foolishly brave or courageous; nervous, high strung, edgy (Slang) …
19nervy — adjective (nervier, nerviest) 1》 Brit. nervous; anxious. 2》 N. Amer. informal bold or impudent. 3》 literary sinewy or strong. Derivatives nervily adverb nerviness noun …
20nervy — a. Nervous, strong, sinewy, vigorous …
