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nervy

English

  1. 🔊 showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
    “the nervy feats of mountaineers”
  2. 🔊 offensively bold
    “a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club”
  3. 🔊 being in a tense state

Similar words

brash cheeky edgy high-strung highly strung jittery jumpy overstrung restive uptight agitated all nerves apprehensive beefy biggety bluff bold bouncing brash bulldoggish cheeky chutzpadik cocky contemptuous