nervy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Arrogantly impudent; brazen.
2. Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold.
3. Chiefly British. Jumpy; nervous.
4. Archaic. Full of muscular force; sinewy.

nerviness nerv'i·ness n.

adjective

Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: bold, pushy
Antonyms: afraid, calm, easygoing, modest, relaxed, shy, timid, unwilling

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: being in a tense state
  Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight

Meaning #2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger

Meaning #3: offensively bold
  Synonyms: brash, cheeky

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fræk, nervøs

Nederlands (Dutch)
nerveus, brutaal, dapper, gespierd

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) nerveux, (US) gonflé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nervös, dreist

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νευριασμένος, νευρικός, (ΗΠΑ) θρασύς, αναιδής

Italiano (Italian)
nervoso, coraggioso, sfacciato, muscoloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nervoso, robusto, corajoso, irritável, atrevido

Русский (Russian)
нервный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nervioso, descarado, fresco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nervös, fräck, nervpåfrestande, kraftig, senig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肌肉发达的, 有勇气的, 冷静的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肌肉發達的, 有勇氣的, 冷靜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (고어)기골이 장대한, 대담한, 신경과민인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 冷静な, 神経質な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عصبي المزاج, جسور, وقح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצבני, חצוף, נועז‬

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