nervy

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• being in a tense state
• showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
  • "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
• offensively bold
  • "a nervy thing to say"

Adj

• Having nerve; bold; brazen.
• Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
• Strong; sinewy.
• Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

Synonyms

brash, cheeky, edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight

Related Words

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