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Nervy   /nˈərvi/   Listen
adjective
nervy  adj.  (compar. nervier; superl. nerviest)  
1.
Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees."
2.
Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.
3.
Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.
4.
Nervous (6); apprehensive; edgy (1).






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"Nervy" Quotes from Famous Books



... from the doorway, "you're a nervy lot, sitting around while I slave in the kitchen. Gene, see if you can open the olives with this fool ...
— One Basket • Edna Ferber

... set. Some trapper had left the trap in an old cache an' Rocky'd fixed it up. But the goings-on. It was Rocky an' his brother Harry. First I'd hear one yell and laugh, an' then the other, like it was some game. An' what do you think the fool game was? I've saw some pretty nervy cusses down in Curry County, but they beat all. They'd got a whoppin' big panther in the trap an' was takin' turns rappin' it on the nose with a light stick. But that wa'n't the point. I just come ...
— The Turtles of Tasman • Jack London

... the kid, smilin'. 'Drop!' cries Speed. An' Jacqueline shot down like a blazing star—whir! swish! splash! All over! An' that there nervy kid a floatin' an' a sportin' like a minnie-fish at t'other end o' the tank! Oh, gosh, but it was ...
— The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

... said the Colonel, anxious to learn something more about his little guest. "Oh, you'd bettah not, suh!" she cried in alarm. "Mom Beck doesn't like you a bit. She just hates you! She's goin' to give you a piece of her mind the next time she sees you. I heard her tell Aunt Nervy so." ...
— The Little Colonel • Annie Fellows Johnston

... exclaimed, as Nicholson still remained silent. "Do you think, because one or two of us are a bit 'nervy', that we are really afraid? Not in the least. For my part, if I've got to die, I shall take good care that one or two of those black heathen come with me!" She flung open a drawer, and, taking out a ...
— The Native Born - or, The Rajah's People • I. A. R. Wylie


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