adj
Meaning 1
Having nerve; bold; brazen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nervy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɜː.vi/
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General-American: /ˈnɝ.vi/
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CMU ARPABET: N ER1 V IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Strong; sinewy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
offensively bold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brash, cheeky
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
being in a tense state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nervy From nerve + -y.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: смел (smel) — bold
- Bulgarian: самоуверен (samouveren) — bold
- Czech: suverénní — bold
- Czech: troufalý — bold
- Russian: бо́рзый (bórzyj) — bold
- Russian: де́рзкий (dérzkij) — bold
- Bulgarian: нервен (nerven) — nervous
- Bulgarian: неспокоен (nespokoen) — nervous
- Czech: nervózní — nervous
- Czech: vynervovaný — nervous
- Russian: не́рвный (nérvnyj) — nervous
- Russian: нерво́зный (nervóznyj) — nervous
- Russian: дёрганый (djórganyj) — nervous
- Scottish Gaelic: nearbhach — nervous