nervy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈnɜː.vi/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈnɝ.vi/

Adjective

nervy (comparative nervier, superlative nerviest)

1. (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
2. (British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
3. (archaic) Strong; sinewy.

   • And, for those simple times, his garments were
     A chieftain-king's: beneath his breast, half bare,
     Was hung a silver bugle, and between
     His nervy knees there lay a boar-spear keen […]

4. (technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

Related terms

• nervous

Translations

• Russian: бо́рзый

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