nervier; nerviest
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a nervy performance in the play-offs
a nervy film director who's not afraid to take risks
The passengers were restless and nervy after the long flight.
Too much coffee makes me nervy.
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Her expression is at once nervy and pensive, the scholar and the militant in full and equal view.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
That’s the provocative question asked by I, Tonya, a nervy biopic about the disgraced figure skater, brought to complicated life by Margot Robbie.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
Ordering the material this way gives the film the nervy edge of a thriller and makes Moore’s account feel like a slippery assemblage of facts.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Despite the triumphant ending, Game 6 was yet another nervy contest for the Dodgers — who jumped to a quick 6-1 lead, flirted with disaster on several occasions, then finally pulled away down the stretch.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
That’s the provocative question asked by I, Tonya, a nervy biopic about the disgraced figure skater, brought to complicated life by Margot Robbie.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
Ordering the material this way gives the film the nervy edge of a thriller and makes Moore’s account feel like a slippery assemblage of facts.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Despite the triumphant ending, Game 6 was yet another nervy contest for the Dodgers — who jumped to a quick 6-1 lead, flirted with disaster on several occasions, then finally pulled away down the stretch.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Nervy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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nervy
adjective
nervier; nerviest
1
a
: showing calm courage : fearless
b
: rudely bold
a nervy salesperson
2
nerviness
noun
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