nervy
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
being in a tense state
Related & opposite
- skittishness derivation
- sharpness derivation
- uneasiness derivation
- nervousness derivation
- tense similar to
Sense 2 adjective
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
the nervy feats of mountaineers
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
offensively bold
a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | skittishness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharpness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uneasiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervousness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mettle |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bold |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | brashness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boldness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insolence |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | forward |