NERVY Meaning of NERVY in English ■ adjective ( nervier , nerviest ) 1》 Brit. nervous; anxious. 2》 N. Amer. informal bold or impudent. 3》 literary sinewy or strong.Derivativesnervily adverbnerviness noun Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004