nervy

(adjective)

adjective

1. (Britain) feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.

Similar word(s): tense, edgy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, uptight

2. showing courage; bold.

- the nervy soldiers

Similar word(s): bold

3. offensively bold

- a nervy thing to say

Similar word(s): forward, brash, cheeky

Sentences with nervy as an adjective:

- his nervy knees — Keats.