Meaning nervy
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nervy"full of courage," 1870, from nerve + -y (2). Sense of "excitable" is from 1891.
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nervynervous, jumpy; U.S. nervy = bold, impertinent, i.e. nearly the opposite of the British usage
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nervyimpudent, impertinent, with a lot of nerve (cf. GB Nervy)
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nervy(adj) being in a tense state(adj) showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger(adj) offensively bold
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