Related Words for nervy

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jittery
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Adjective
edgy
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Adjective, Adjective
nervous
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Adjective, Adjective
jumpy
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Adjective, Adjective
uptight
x/
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
brash
/
Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
cheeky
/x
Verb, Adjective
restive
/x
Adjective, Adjective
forward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
bold
/
Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
tense
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
in suspense
xx/
Phrase, Verb
cagey
/x
Adjective
twitchy
/x
Adjective
panicky
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Adjective
gutsy
//
Adjective
frenetic
x/x
Adjective
excitable
x/xx
Adjective
ebullient
x/x
Adjective
fretful
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Adjective
feisty
/x
Adjective
truculent
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Adjective
frisky
/x
Noun
ferocious
x/x
Adjective
frantic
/x
Adjective
imperious
x/xx
Adjective
exuberant
x/xx
Adjective
boisterous
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Adjective
fractious
/x
Adjective
diffident
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Adjective
fidgety
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Adjective
pugnacious
x/x
Adjective
neurotic
x/x
Adjective
uneasy
x/x
Adjective
downbeat
x/
Noun
lugubrious
x/xx
Adjective
anxious
/x
Adjective
dour
/x
Noun
phlegmatic
x/x
Adjective
aggressive
x/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective
raucous
/x
Adjective
dopey
/x
Name
claustrophobic
xx/x
Adjective
nonchalant
xx/
Adjective
taut
/
Adjective
manic
/x
Noun
incisive
x/x
Adjective
forceful
/x
Adjective
overwrought
xx/
Adjective
cocky
/x
Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
precocious
x/x
Adjective
defiant
x/x
Adjective
spirited
/xx
Adjective
delirious
x/xx
Adjective
unflappable
x/xx
Adjective
petulant
/xx
Adjective
anarchic
x/x
Adjective
moody
/x
Name
grouchy
/x
Noun
acerbic
x/x
Adjective
canny
/x
Noun
rowdy
/x
Adjective
unnerving
x/x
Adjective
unsettled
x/x
Adjective
portentous
x/x
Adjective
antsy
/x
Adjective
paranoid
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Noun
nerved
/
Adjective
sinewy
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Adjective
daring
/x
Adjective
spry
/
Noun
brassy
/x
Noun
skittish
/x
Adjective
courageous
x/x
Adjective
intrepid
x/x
Noun
leery
/x
Adjective
timorous
/xx
Adjective
scary
/x
Adjective
lively
/x
Adjective
plucky
/x
Adjective
brass
/
Noun
bristly
/x
Adjective
nimble
/x
Adjective
active
/x
Adjective
sprightly
/x
Adjective
brisk
/
Adjective
shrewd
/
Adjective
energetic
xx/x
Adjective
spunky
/x
Noun
strenuous
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Adjective
adventurous
x/xx
Adjective
brazen
/x
Noun
keen
/
Adjective
audacious
x/x
Adjective
sassy
/x
Noun
tough
/
Adjective
bold as brass
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Phrase, Adjective
brag
/
Noun
eager
/x
Adjective
hardy
/x
Noun
valiant
/x
Noun
brave
/
Adjective
snell
/
Name
peppery
/xx
Adjective
nauseous
/x
Adjective
fierce
/
Adjective
springy
/x
Noun
bristling
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Noun
saucy
/x
Adjective
balmy
/x
Adjective
gritty
/x
Noun
jaunty
/x
Adjective
spooky
/x
Noun
wary
/x
Adjective
crafty
/x
Adjective
scrappy
/x
Adjective
hearty
/x
Noun
robust
x/
Adjective
lie
/
Noun
kid
/
Noun
guy
/
Noun
business
/x
Noun
woman
/x
Noun
type
/
Noun
thing
/
Noun
state
/
Noun
man
/
Noun
getting
/x
Verb
feeling
/x
Verb
person
/x
Noun
work
/
Noun
brainy
/x
Adjective
cantankerous
x/xx
Adjective
carefree
/x
Adjective
funny
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
likable
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Adjective
likeable
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Adjective
ornery
/xx
Adjective
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sneaky
/x
Adjective, Noun
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
touchy
/x
Adjective
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun