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1. (adj.) nervy
brashly presumptuous or insolent.
2. nervy
having or showing courage.
3. nervy
nervous; excitable.
4. nervy
strong; vigorous.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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| Definition of 'nervy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
being in a tense state
2. (adj) nervy
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
"the nervy feats of mountaineers"
3. (adj) brash, cheeky, nervy
offensively bold
"a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
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| Definition of 'nervy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. nervy
strong; sinewy
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Sense: excitable
The horse is rather nervy.
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 Afrikaans: senuweeagtig |
 Arabic: جَسور،عَصَبي |
 Bulgarian: напрегнат |
 Brazilian: excitável |
 Czech: vznětlivý |
 German: nervös |
 Danish: opfarende |
 Greek: ευέξαπτος |
 Spanish: nervioso |
 Estonian: närviline, peru |
 Farsi: نیرومند |
 Finnish: herkkähermoinen |
 French: énervé |
 Hebrew: עֲצבָּנִי |
 Hindi: चिन्ता करने वाला |
 Croatian: nervozan, prenapet |
 Hungarian: ideges |
 Indonesian: mudah kalut |
 Icelandic: taugaspenntur |
 Italian: irrequieto |
 Japanese: 気がたっている |
 Korean: 흥분을 잘하는 |
 Lithuanian: baikštus, nervingas |
 Latvian: nervozs |
 Malay: tegang |
 Dutch: nerveus |
 Norwegian: oppfarende, nervøs; frekk |
 Polish: niespokojny |
 Persian: نیرومند |
 Pashto: قوى |
 Portuguese: excitável |
 Romanian: nervos, agitat |
 Russian: нервный; возбуждённый |
 Slovak: prchký |
 Slovenian: živčen |
 Serbian: živahan |
 Swedish: nervös, hispig, nervig |
 Thai: ตื่นตระหนก |
 Turkish: ürkek, asabî, heyecanlı |
 Taiwanese: 神經質的 |
 Ukrainian: нервовий, збуджений |
 Urdu: جوشيلا |
 Vietnamese: dễ bị kích động |
 Chinese: 易激动的，紧张不安的 |
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