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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NERVY, a. Strong; vigorous.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, 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, nervy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (nervier; -est) Date: 1607 1. archaic sinewy, strong 2. a. showing or expressive of calm courage ; bold b. marked by effrontery or presumption ; brash 3. excitable, nervous • nervily adverb • nerviness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (nervier, nerviest) 1 nervous; easily excited or disturbed. 2 US bold, impudent. 3 archaic sinewy, strong. Derivatives: nervily adv. nerviness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If someone is nervy, their behaviour shows that they are very tense or anxious, or they are the type of person who is easily upset. (mainly BRIT) Alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state. = jumpy ADJ 2. If you say that someone is nervy, you mean that their behaviour is bold or daring. (AM) John liked him because he was a nervy guy and would go out and shoot anybody who John wanted him to shoot. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Nervous, strong, sinewy, vigorous.

Moby Thesaurus

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