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Synonyms for nervy
ˈnɜr vinervy
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Princeton's WordNet
edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptightadjective
being in a tense state
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cheeky, rocky, highly strung, jolting, rough, bumpy, uptight, edgy, high-strung, restive, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, jolty, brashnervyadjective
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
"the nervy feats of mountaineers"
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cheeky, brash, highly strung, uptight, edgy, high-strung, restive, jittery, jumpy, overstrungbrash, cheeky, nervyadjective
offensively bold
"a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
Synonyms:
cheeky, brash, jumpy, highly strung, uptight, high-strung, restive, jittery, edgy, overstrung
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5548 | rough | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#28104 | cheeky | |
#32636 | bumpy | |
#35563 | edgy | |
#41323 | brash | |
#53996 | uptight | |
#72642 | jittery | |
#74028 | jumpy | |
#101493 | restive | |
#139637 | jolting | |
#181393 | nervy |
How to use nervy in a sentence?
In the first set I was so nervy, i had the feeling that the court is so big (and) I couldn't hit any balls in.
I played well, I gave Australian Mark Hensby a lot of chances, i hit a couple of wayward ones, but I haven't played in a tournament in quite some time. You get a little nervy in the middle, but then I kind of settled down and hit some good shots.
Traders are a bit nervy, the only positive news we've been getting out is probably rate cuts or tax cuts, we need news in terms of the actual control of the virus, which we don't seem to be having right now.
Markets are very nervy at the moment, it's definitely tin hats time. If Leave wins there will be carnage for cable.
Translations for nervy
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- énervéFrench
- nearbhachScottish Gaelic
- zdenerwowanyPolish
- hay giậnVietnamese
- 神经质Chinese
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