nervy

Word family  noun nerve nerves nervousness adjective nervous nerveless nerve-racking nervy unnerving verb nerve unnerve adverb nervously

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++nerv·y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective informal  1  NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDnervous and easily frightened 神经质的；紧张不安的 She was all tired and nervy. 她很累，又很紧张。2. American EnglishBRAVE brave and confident 勇敢自信的

Examples from the Corpus

nervy• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• He was nervy and on edge.• The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.• He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.• Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.• Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.

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nervous easily and Corpus frightened

nervy
nerv‧y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective informal1. nervous and easily frightened:
    She was all tired and nervy.
2. American English brave and confident

nervyBrE /ˈnɜːvi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɜːrvi/ 🔊 adjective (informal) (BrE) anxious and nervous 焦虑的；紧张的(NAmE) brave and confident in a way that might offend other people, or show a lack of respect 莽撞的；冒失的