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 | |
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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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