NERVIEST

NERVY

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


Adjective

nerviest

superlative form of nervy: most nervy

Anagrams

• reinvest, servient, sirvente

Source: Wiktionary


NERVY

Nerv"y, a. [Compar. Nervier; superl. - iest.]

Definition: Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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