nervy
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.