nervynerv‧y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective informal 
 
- Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.
 - He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.
 - He was nervy and on edge.
 - His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.
 - Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.
 - The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.
 
  adjectivenervousnervelessnerve-rackingnervyunnervingnounnervenervesnervousnessverbnerveunnerveadverbnervously