nervy

Meaning

1. Having nerve; bold; brazen.
2. Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
3. Strong; sinewy.
4. jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

Synonyms

jumpy

nervous

cheeky

sinewy

edgy

impudent

jittery

audacious

restive

fidgety

jerky

fretful

overstrung

uptight

highly strung

high-strung

brash

presumptuous

pushy

self-conscious

shameless

shrewd

strung

sudden

tough

trespassing

uneasy

unstrung

vigorous

worked up

nervy cross

bold

calculating

confident

cool

🆒

daring

distracted

excitable

excited

flustered

intrusive

mettlesome

nerveless

neural

on edge

pert

petulant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɜː.vi/

Etymology

From nerve + -y.