nervy

/ˈnɜː.vi/ /ˈnɝ.vi/

adjective

Having nerve; bold; brazen.

Examples :

"The student was nervy enough to ask the teacher a difficult question in front of the whole class. "

character attitude

adjective

Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.

Examples :

"Before the big exam, Maria felt nervy and kept tapping her foot. "

mind emotion character

adjective

Strong; sinewy.

Examples :

"The old farmer's nervy hands easily lifted the heavy bags of grain. "

body physiology

adjective

Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.

Examples :

"The recording of the interview was unusable because the microphone picked up a nervy buzzing sound throughout. "

technical electronics signal sensation condition attitude

Meanings

Examples :

"The student was nervy enough to ask the teacher a difficult question in front of the whole class. "

Examples :

"Before the big exam, Maria felt nervy and kept tapping her foot. "

Examples :

"The old farmer's nervy hands easily lifted the heavy bags of grain. "

Examples :

"The recording of the interview was unusable because the microphone picked up a nervy buzzing sound throughout. "

Related Words

interview noun

An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

question noun

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

recording verb

To make a record of information.

teacher noun

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

unusable adjective

Not usable.

student noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

throughout adverb

Completely through, right the way through.

microphone noun

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or broadcast.

unwanted noun

One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.

difficult verb

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

characteristics noun

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

agitated verb

To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).