nervy

adjective

ˈnər-vē

nervier; nerviest

Synonyms of nervy next

archaic : sinewy, strong

: showing or expressive of calm courage : bold

: marked by effrontery or presumption : brash

: excitable, nervous

nervily

ˈnər-və-lē

adverb

nerviness

ˈnər-vē-nəs

noun

Examples of nervy in a Sentence

a nervy performance in the play-offs a nervy film director who's not afraid to take risks The passengers were restless and nervy after the long flight. Too much coffee makes me nervy.

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Trap has a Hitchcockian setup, in which a serial killer (the wonderfully nervy Josh Hartnett) brings his daughter to a pop concert and then must escape a battalion of police who are after him, without giving away his secret. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 Instead, a four-shot lead was derailed by bogeys at 11 and 12 and a string of nervy swings that followed. —

Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 Her expression is at once nervy and pensive, the scholar and the militant in full and equal view. —

Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024 That’s the provocative question asked by I, Tonya, a nervy biopic about the disgraced figure skater, brought to complicated life by Margot Robbie. —

Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nervy