nervily

1. 1.

   in a brash cheeky manner

   “brashly, she asked for a rebate”

   Synonymscheekilybrashly

Questions about nervily

What does nervily mean?

nervily means "in a brash cheeky manner".

How many syllables are in nervily?

nervily has 3 syllables: ner-vi-ly. The stress falls on "ner".

What is another word for nervily?

Close synonyms include cheekily, brashly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nervily a common word?

nervily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.