He did not remove his tricorne hat as he entered, but merely pushed it with a nervy gesture to the back of his head.
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Nervy
//ˈnɜː.vi//
Synonyms for "nervy" (153 found)
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Related words (76)
malapertmettlesomemightynerves on edgenervousobstinateon edgeoverstrungpanickypertpertinaciousperturbedpluckypotentpowerfulpuissantred bloodedred-bloodedresoluterestive
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Translations
14 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- нервен adj (nervous)
- неспокоен adj (nervous)
- самоуверен adj (bold)
- смел adj (bold)
Czech
4 entries- nervózní adj (nervous)
- suverénní adj (bold)
- troufalý adj (bold)
- vynervovaný adj (nervous)
Russian
4 entries- бо́рзый adj (bold)
- де́рзкий adj (bold)
- дёрганый adj (nervous)
- не́рвный adj (nervous)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- nearbhach adj (nervous)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
It takes a nervy man to promulgate such stuff, and Ted Nelson has made a career out of being nervy.
Source: wiktionary
Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.
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She has been asked on a date to see The Barber of Seville in the company of society’s wealthiest and most eligible bachelor, the Hon Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) who is bored by her nervy and untutored chatter.
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