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adj. - Offensively bold; Showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; Being in a tense state.

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  • Ian and David played well but Klim got off to a somewhat nervy start.
  • The nervy feats of mountaineers
  • Adjective, : a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull. ,the nervy feats of the mountaineers. ,a hard, nervy physique
  • With some legitimacy you could call the nervy Texans in ...
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