Nervily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a nervy way.

    "To put it more nervily, and of course Ms. Rice does: “Well, now I knew just what it meant to be the man who knew he was God.”"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a brash cheeky manner wordnet

Synonyms

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brashlycheekilycheekily

Example

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"To put it more nervily, and of course Ms. Rice does: “Well, now I knew just what it meant to be the man who knew he was God.”"

Etymology

From nervy + -ly.

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