In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
brash, cheeky, nervy
(adjective) offensively bold; “a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club”; “a nervy thing to say”
nervy
(adjective) showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; “the nervy feats of mountaineers”
edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
(adjective) being in a tense state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nerviest
superlative form of nervy: most nervy
• reinvest, servient, sirvente
Source: Wiktionary
Nerv"y, a. [Compar. Nervier; superl. - iest.]
Definition: Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.