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Definition of Nervily
1. Adverb. In a brash cheeky manner. "Brashly, she asked for a rebate"
Definition of Nervily
1. Adverb. In a nervy way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nervily
1. in a nervy manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervily
Literary usage of Nervily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse Book: A Practical Treatise on the American Horse Breeding Industry by James Hope Stewart Johnstone (1907)
"They must be able to get out and trot quickly and nervily with a big load behind
them. They range in weight from 1250 to 1500 pounds— high-headed, ..."
2. The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1893)
"Those who went missed a most exciting finish, for Hovey nervily took five straight
games, tying the score and causing the spectators, ..."
3. Queed: A Novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison (1911)
""The Chronicle has won its great fight," so it nervily said, "against classism
in Blaines College." And it had the vicious taste to add: " Nothing in Mr. ..."
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