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Definition of
nervy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
nervy
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˈnərvi
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informal
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brave and confident in a way that might offend other people, or show a lack of respect
It takes a pretty nervy guy to talk to me like that.
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nervy
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