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Adjective nervy has 3 senses
- edgy, high-strung, highly strung, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight - being in a tense state
Antonyms: relaxed, at ease (indirect, via tense)
- nervy - showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
Antonym: timid (indirect, via bold)
- brash, cheeky, nervy - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
Antonym: backward (indirect, via forward)
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