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Meanings of nervy in English

Being in a tense state.

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Usage of nervy in English
1
However, some of us can express this view freely; others are nervy.
The Guardian
2
The whole situation is just a little bit nervy at the minute.
The Irish Times
3
The night time is perhaps a little more nervy than the day.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
4
I get nervy when I stand up on something, even a chair.
The Irish Times
5
Chewing-Gum follows the brilliant Ecoute Chérie, and entrenches her nervy robot-funk style.
The Guardian
6
The three Knights Guardian were in a tight group, keen and nervy.
The evolutionary void
7
It makes a clear head, a ready hand, and a nervy heart.
Summerfield / or, Life on a Farm
8
Great game nervy lot of boys, with all their sand about them.
The High School Boys' Training Hike
9
I'm both excited and nervy about what the show might deliver next.
The Guardian
10
She was up there helping with water and rags-a strong, nervy girl.
The Emigrant Trail
11
I've been wretchedly nervy lately, and it makes me silly about things.
Winding Paths
12
A crew gets nervy when they have a dead body as cargo.
Depths
13
DUBLIN AIB and Bank of Ireland enjoyed contrasting fortunes amid nervy market moves.
The Irish Times
14
A young and understandably nervy Hugo Lloris kept goal that day.
The Irish Times
15
It's all very nervy at the moment: Wales kick long, but too long.
The Guardian
16
For the South African cricket team, it has been a nervy 12 hours.
The South African
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Nervy through the time
Nervy across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common