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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  nervy \nerv"y\ (n[~e]rv"[y^]), a. [Compar. nervier
     (n[~e]rv"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. nerviest.]
     1. Strong; sinewy. ``His nervy knees.'' --Keats.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1].
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Nervy \Nerv"y\, a. [Compar. Nervier; superl. - iest.]
     Strong; sinewy. ``His nervy knees.'' --Keats.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  nervy
       adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly
              strung, in suspense(p), jittery, jumpy, overstrung,
               restive, uptight]
       2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the
          nervy feats of mountaineers"
       3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
          rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
          [syn: brash, cheeky]
       [also: nerviest, nervier]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nervy
     a.
     1 (lb en US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
     2 (lb en British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
     3 (lb en archaic) Strong; sinewy.
     4 (lb en technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  nervy
     a.
     1 (lb en US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
     2 (lb en British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
     3 (lb en archaic) Strong; sinewy.
     4 (lb en technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  nervy
     a.
     1 (lb en US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
     2 (lb en British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
     3 (lb en archaic) Strong; sinewy.
     4 (lb en technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  nervy
     a.
     1 (lb en US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
     2 (lb en British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
     3 (lb en archaic) Strong; sinewy.
     4 (lb en technical) jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nervy
     Engelska a.
     nervig, skärrad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  متنرفز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  nervy //ˈnɜː.vi// //ˈnɝ.vi// 
  1. самоуверен, смел
  bold
  2. нервен, неспокоен
  nervous

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  nervózní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  nervozní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
   [Br.] nervös, unruhig  [psych.]
     Synonyms: nervous, in a state of nerves
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  rappelig, rapplig  [ugs.]
     Synonym: jumpy
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
   [Am.] überheblich, großtuerisch, präpotent 
     Synonym: brash
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/ 
  1. चिन्ता करने वाला
        "This is a nervy situation."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  1. ideges
  2. pimasz
  3. arcátlan
  4. izgulékony
  5. vakmerô
  6. idegkimerítô

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  nervy /'nər:vı/ 
  1. (šnek.) nervingas, susinervinęs, baikštus, dirglus
  2. (amer. šnek.) pasitikintis savimi, drąsus
  3. (amer. šnek.) įžūlus, akiplėšiškas

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  nervy /nˈɜːvi/
  1. (A.B.D.), (k. dili) küstah
  2. ing., (k. dili) ürkek, sinirli.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈnɝvi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  127 Moby Thesaurus words for "nervy":
     agitated, all nerves, apprehensive, beefy, biggety, bluff, bold,
     bouncing, brash, bulldoggish, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky,
     contemptuous, crusty, derisive, discomposed, disquieted,
     disrespectful, disturbed, doughty, edgy, excitable, excited, facy,
     fearful, feverish, fidgety, flip, flippant, flurried, flustered,
     forceful, forcible, forcy, forward, fresh, frightened,
     full-blooded, full-strength, gally, game, gamy, goosey, gratuitous,
     gritty, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty,
     hefty, high-strung, husky, impertinent, impudent, iron-hard,
     irritable, jerky, jittery, jumpy, lusty, malapert, mettlesome,
     mighty, nerves on edge, nervous, obstinate, on edge, overstrung,
     panicky, pert, pertinacious, perturbed, plucky, potent, powerful,
     puissant, red-blooded, resolute, restive, restless, robust,
     robustious, rude, ruffled, rugged, sassy, saucy, shaken, shaken up,
     smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spirited, spiritful, spooky,
     spunky, stalwart, steely, stirred up, stout, strapping, strong,
     strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy,
     tenacious, tense, tough, troubled, troublous, turbulent, twitchy,
     twittery, uncalled-for, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful,
     upset, uptight, vigorous, wise-ass
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 肌肉发达的,有勇气的,冷静的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 肌肉发达的,有勇气的,冷静的

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