nervy

nerv·y  (nûrv)

adj. nerv·i·er, nerv·i·est

1. Arrogantly impudent; brazen.

2. Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold.

3. Chiefly British Jumpy; nervous.

4. Archaic Full of muscular force; sinewy.

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nervi·ness n.

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nervy [ˈnɜːvɪ]

adj nervier, nerviest

1. Brit informal tense or apprehensive

2. having or needing bravery or endurance

3. US and Canadian informal brash or cheeky

4. Archaic muscular; sinewy

nervily  adv

nerviness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nervy - being in a tense state               edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight, jittery tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	2.	nervy - showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers" bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
	3.	nervy - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" brash, cheeky forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

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nervy

adjective anxious, nervous, tense, agitated, wired (slang), restless, jittery (informal), on edge, excitable, jumpy, twitchy (informal), fidgety Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad-tempered and nervy.

Translations

nervy [ˈnɜːvɪ] ADJ (nervier (compar) (nerviest (superl)))

1. (Brit) (= tense) → nervioso

2. (US) (= cheeky) → descarado, caradura

nervy [ˈnɜː^rvi] adj (mainly British) (= jumpy) He's very nervy → C'est un vrai paquet de nerfs

nervy

adj (+er)

(Brit: = tense) → nervös

(dated US inf: = cheeky) → frech, unverschämt

nervy [ˈnɜːvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (Brit) (tense) → teso/a, nervoso/a (Am) (cheeky) → sfacciato/a

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nervy [ˈnɜːvɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (Brit) (tense) → teso/a, nervoso/a (Am) (cheeky) → sfacciato/a