Crossword-Solution: NERVY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Nervy | superl. - | Strong; sinewy. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with NERVY (5)
And this is a rehearsal for a vampire film.” “You nervy little devil, you!” He reached out with one great, irresistible hand and gripped her shoulder.
You're a born reformer.” “I am not--not any more!” “Of course you are.” “Oh, if I really could help----So they think I'm affected?” “My lamb, they do! Now don't say they're nervy.
Instead of dropping to the ground like a bullet an aeroplane, under ordinary conditions will, when anything goes wrong, sail gently downward like a parachute, particularly if the operator is cool-headed and nervy enough to so manipulate the apparatus as to preserve its equilibrium and keep the machine on an even keel.
Swift Is Worse XVIII The Broken Bridge XIX A Nervy Specialist XX Just in Time XXI "Will He Live?" XXII Off to the Meet XXIII The Great Race XXIV Won by a Length XXV Home Again--Conclusion TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER Chapter One The Prize Offer "Is this Tom Swift, the inventor of several airships?" The man who had rung the bell glanced at the youth who answered his summons.
They stood close to his elbow whilst his slender, nervy hand wandered along the shiny surface of the varnished paper.
Quotes with NERVY (3)
These are the ushers of Martius: before him He carries noise, and behind him he leaves tears. Death, that dark spirit, in's nervy arm doth lie, Which being advanc'd, declines, and then men die.
As always, the blessed relief of starting, a feeling that was like falling into a hole filled with bright light. As always, the glum knowledge that he would not write as well as he wanted to write. As always the terror of not being able to finish, of accelerating into a brick wall. As always, the marvelous joyful nervy feeling of journey begun.
Dreams are nervy things — all it takes is for one stern word to be spoken in their direction and they shrivel up and die.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 37 times in crossword archives (1953–2024).