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Adjective: nervy (nervier,nerviest)  nurvee
  1. Being in a tense state
    - edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight
     
  2. Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
    "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
     
  3. Offensively bold
    "a nervy thing to say"
    - brash, cheeky

Derived forms: nerviest, nervier

See also: bold, forward, nerve, tense

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nervus oculomotorius
nervus opticus
nervus phrenicus
nervus radialis
nervus saphenus
nervus spinalis
nervus trigeminus
nervus ulnaris
nervus vagus
nervus vestibulocochlearis
nervy
nescience
nescient
Nesokia
ness
-ness
Nesselrode
Nesselrode pudding
Nessie
nest
nest egg