The DICT Development Group

  nervy \nerv"y\ (n[~e]rv"[y^]), a. [Compar. nervier
     (n[~e]rv"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. nerviest.]
     1. Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." --Keats.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1].
        [PJC]

  nervy
      adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung,
             highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy,
             overstrung, restive, uptight]
      2: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the
         nervy feats of mountaineers"
      3: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
         rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
         [syn: brash, cheeky, nervy]

  127 Moby Thesaurus words for "nervy":
     agitated, all nerves, apprehensive, beefy, biggety, bluff, bold,
     bouncing, brash, bulldoggish, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky,
     contemptuous, crusty, derisive, discomposed, disquieted,
     disrespectful, disturbed, doughty, edgy, excitable, excited, facy,
     fearful, feverish, fidgety, flip, flippant, flurried, flustered,
     forceful, forcible, forcy, forward, fresh, frightened,
     full-blooded, full-strength, gally, game, gamy, goosey, gratuitous,
     gritty, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty,
     hefty, high-strung, husky, impertinent, impudent, iron-hard,
     irritable, jerky, jittery, jumpy, lusty, malapert, mettlesome,
     mighty, nerves on edge, nervous, obstinate, on edge, overstrung,
     panicky, pert, pertinacious, perturbed, plucky, potent, powerful,
     puissant, red-blooded, resolute, restive, restless, robust,
     robustious, rude, ruffled, rugged, sassy, saucy, shaken, shaken up,
     smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spirited, spiritful, spooky,
     spunky, stalwart, steely, stirred up, stout, strapping, strong,
     strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy,
     tenacious, tense, tough, troubled, troublous, turbulent, twitchy,
     twittery, uncalled-for, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful,
     upset, uptight, vigorous, wise-ass