nervy

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: nerv=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

nervy, a. 

•  Strong; sinewy.  Keats.  [1913 Webster]
•  Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.  [PJC]
•  Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.  [PJC]
•  Nervous{6}; apprehensive; edgy{1}.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nervy, adj. (nervier, nerviest)
1 nervous; easily excited or disturbed.
2 US bold, impudent.
3 archaic sinewy, strong.

Derivative

nervily adv. nerviness n.

THESAURUS

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