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   nerv·y

   /ˈnərvē/

   adjective

   • 1. bold or impudent: informal North American "it was kind of nervy for Billy to be telling him how to play"
   • 2. easily agitated or alarmed; nervous: British "he was nervy and on edge"
   • ▪ characterized or produced by apprehension or uncertainty: "they made a nervy start"
   • 3. sinewy or strong. archaic, literary

   Derivatives

   • 1. nervily adverb
   • 2. nerviness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • V

     4

   • Y

     4

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