| ADJECTIVE | all | nervy, edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight | being in a tense state |
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| all | nervy | showing or requiring courage and contempt / contempt of danger | |
| all | nervy, brash, cheeky | offensively bold |
| Sounds | ner'viy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | anchovy ... wavy: 30 rhymes with viy... | |
| Meaning | In a tense state. | |
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| Synonyms | edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight | |
| Broader | tense | In or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
| Spanish | agobiado, inquieto, intranquilo, nerviosa, nervioso | |
| Catalan | inquiet, irritable, nerviós | |
| Meaning | showing or requiring courage and contempt / contempt of danger. | |
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| Example | "the nervy feats of mountaineers" | |
| Broader | bold | fearless and daring |
| Spanish | valeroso | |
| Catalan | coratjós, valerós | |
| Nouns | nerve | the courage to carry on |
| Meaning | offensively bold. | |
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| Example | "a nervy thing to say" | |
| Synonyms | brash, cheeky | |
| Broader | forward | Used of temperament or behavior |
| Spanish | caradura, descarado, fresco, irreflexivo | |
| Catalan | descarat, desvergonyit, fresc | |
| Nouns | nerve | impudent aggressiveness |
| Adverbs | nervily | in a brash cheeky manner |
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