nervy

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. offensively bold
- a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
- a nervy thing to say
• Syn:
brash, cheeky
• Similar to:
forward
• Derivationally related forms:
nerve, cheek (for: cheeky), cheekiness (for: cheeky), brashness (for: brash)
2. being in a tense state
• Syn:
edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy,
overstrung, restive, uptight
• Similar to:
tense
• Derivationally related forms:
restiveness (for: restive), jumpiness (for: jumpy), jitteriness (for: jittery), edge (for: edgy), edginess (for: edgy)
3. showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
- the nervy feats of mountaineers
• Similar to:
bold
• Derivationally related forms:
nerve

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  brash, cheeky, edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight