nervier; nerviest
Examples of nervy in a Sentence
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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His serious, sometimes ponderous style is most vividly on display in Son of Saul, which uses the nervy technique of keeping the camera very close on one prisoner as hell is unleashed in the periphery.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
There have been a few nervy moments too, the biggest of which came in their 1-0 win at Leeds in March.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The goal followed multiple key saves from Dobes, twice denying Zach Benson, as the Canadiens fended off a Sabres pushback that included a nervy penalty kill early in the period.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
By the time Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy’s previous band, Ought, came to an end in 2021, the Montreal group had morphed from nervy, scrappy post-punk to grandiose art rock.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
There have been a few nervy moments too, the biggest of which came in their 1-0 win at Leeds in March.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The goal followed multiple key saves from Dobes, twice denying Zach Benson, as the Canadiens fended off a Sabres pushback that included a nervy penalty kill early in the period.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
By the time Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy’s previous band, Ought, came to an end in 2021, the Montreal group had morphed from nervy, scrappy post-punk to grandiose art rock.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
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“Nervy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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