(British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
im going to a seamstress !! so umm im kinda nervy but it wont rly do much for me soo oh well,, its sad i cant rly skip this.. i honestly just wanna stay home 😓😓
A decent half, elevated by a perfectly timed goal. Mostly in control, the counters are dangerous but rare. Not many nervy moments (except the constant underlying existential dread), and created a few decent openings…
(British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.
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Very tight match but we just edged it. Crucial Saka goal just before halftime. Lewis-Skelly excellent again. Some nervy passes between our keeper & defensive units. We need another goal. #Arsenal
(US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
It takes a nervy man to promulgate such stuff, and Ted Nelson has made a career out of being nervy.
“im going to a seamstress !! so umm im kinda nervy but it wont rly do much for me soo oh well,, its sad i cant rly skip this.. i honestly just wanna stay home 😓😓”
“A decent half, elevated by a perfectly timed goal. Mostly in control, the counters are dangerous but rare. Not many nervy moments (except the constant underlying existential dread), and created a few decent openings. Not loads, but enough”
“Very tight match but we just edged it. Crucial Saka goal just before halftime. Lewis-Skelly excellent again. Some nervy passes between our keeper & defensive units. We need another goal. #Arsenal”
“Yeah, I worry a bad result tonight sees us get nervy for West Ham away which is already going to be a cauldron.”
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(archaic) Strong; sinewy.
She has been asked on a date to see The Barber of Seville in the company of society’s wealthiest and most eligible bachelor, the Hon Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) who is bored by her nervy and untutored chatter.
Nervy means: Strong; sinewy.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
nervy means: Strong; sinewy.. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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