Associations to the word «Nervy»
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Wiktionary
NERVY, adjective. (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
NERVY, adjective. (British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
NERVY, adjective. (archaic) Strong; sinewy.
Dictionary definition
NERVY, adjective. Being in a tense state.
NERVY, adjective. Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers".
NERVY, adjective. Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.